Calls to establish Commission of Investigation without delay and include all schools
The Government has committed to establish a full Commission of Investigation into past abuse in schools following the publication of the report by Minister for Education Norma Foley. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times
Ms Scally, who is partner at law firm Lavelle Partners LLP, said: “One survivor told me that ‘a burden has been lifted off his shoulders’. The survivor’s voices, long silenced by fear and shame, must now be heard and respected.Liffey quays ‘flowing really well’: Bus users look to be biggest winners in Dublin traffic changesfound a systemic culture of abuse in religious run day and boarding schools throughout the country, with 2,395 allegations of abuse reported against 884 people.
“The scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse again throws light on the diabolical treatment of children at religious institutions in the last century and the appalling way their childhoods were stolen from them by those tasked with protecting them,” he said. Deirdre Kenny, chief executive of One in Four, a charity that supports adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse said she believed the Commission of Inquiry could be “one of the biggest” the State has ever had.
“We can expect, I would suggest, a far greater number, especially if a commission to inquire is opened to include all schools. “Compensation is a key part, it doesn’t in any way and cannot compensate people for the enormous harm people have experienced but it certainly is a valuable recognition and goes some way to acknowledging the harm,” she said.
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