Longford-Westmeath TD's full public inquiry and redress scheme call for abuse victims
Sinn Féin's Sorca Clarke said survivors who were abused in Ireland’s psychiatric institutions have carried this trauma for decades, yet many still await justice.
A Longford-Westmeath TD has called for a full public inquiry and a survivor-centred redress scheme for those who were abused in Ireland’s psychiatric institutions.
Sinn Féin's Sorca Clarke said the testimonies of survivors of abuse and neglect in Ireland’s former psychiatric institutions are deeply distressing.
“They expose a shameful chapter in our history where vulnerable people were abused, silenced and failed by the very institutions entrusted with their care.
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“Survivors have carried this trauma for decades, yet many still await accountability and justice.
“Their courage in coming forward deserves more than words of sympathy. It demands meaningful action from the State."
Deputy Clarke said we cannot repeat the mistakes of previous processes that left survivors feeling excluded and unheard.
“The Government has a responsibility to acknowledge these systemic failures and guarantee that these injustices are never repeated.
“I am again calling on the government to commit to a full public inquiry and a survivor-centred redress scheme for those who were abused in Ireland’s psychiatric institutions.
“I don’t believe survivors and families of survivors deserve anything less.”