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Gerard Murray
Man abused by Michael Shine also testified to scoping inquiry on abuse by Christian Brother
Gerard Murray said he’d feel “we’re only getting half an inquiry” if there is a Commission of Investigation to examine schools run by religious orders, but Shine’s victims are ignored.
Church
Religious orders labelled as 'defensive and shameful' as they face pressure on sexual abuse
One politician has called for the orders to be compelled to appear at an inquiry into abuse in schools.
A scoping inquiry revealed almost 2,400 allegations of sexual abuse of children in schools run by religious orders.
Some of the participants alleged that their school had multiple staff members involved in either carrying out or facilitating sexual abuse.
There will be a Commission of Investigation established to look at the report and determine what redress should be put in place, if any.
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The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council said the Government’s ‘everything now’ approach is ‘needlessly adding to pressures’.
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Sexual Abuse
The full list of schools and number of allegations against them in the sexual abuse scoping inquiry
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abuse in schools
Almost 2,400 allegations of sexual abuse of children in schools run by religious orders
Hundreds of people have come forward with allegations of being abused in schools when they were children.
Restore Together, an advocacy group for survivors, said any statutory inquiry "must be structured to reflect the urgency of the situation"
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personal testimony
Abuse survivors told scoping inquiry they believed paedophile rings operated at some schools
“The principal would open the door, see the abuse taking place, even rape in progress, and just close the door again.”
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