Abuse survivors 'feel betrayed' by Fianna Fáil over redress scheme, says Willie O'Dea

Fianna Fáil TD Willie O’Dea says abuse survivors fell betrayed over lack of Government action on progressing a redress scheme. Picture Gareth Chaney/Collins

Abuse survivors feel betrayed by Fianna Fáil due to a lack of action in Government on progressing a redress scheme for victims of abuse in schools across the country prior to 1992.

That’s according to Willie O’Dea, a longstanding Fianna Fáíl TD for Limerick. In 2018, the party passed a Dáil motion, tabled by Mr O’Dea, with cross-party support, seeking access to redress for survivors who had secured convictions against their abusers.