I endorse everything Senator Lawless said about the E3 visa legislation and commend and thank him. We in this House owe him and others in both Houses of the Oireachtas a debt of gratitude. It is important work which is continuing. I can see why the Taoiseach of the day appointed Senator Lawless. I wish him well in that work and hope we can use our connections to push the matter along.

I thank the Leader for agreeing to arrange for the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Zappone, to come here in early February to discuss Bethany Home. When I spoke yesterday, I was not fully aware of the debate that had taken place in the Dáil and the numerous politicians and Senators who had engaged with the media since yesterday afternoon on this issue. It is a shame that this group of people has been excluded from the redress scheme, for whatever reason. Over half of the people I first met from Bethany Home ten or 15 years ago are now dead. Before Christmas I met two of them outside Leinster House. They are looking for an apology. I understand from today's newspapers that some form of an apology is due shortly. There should be an acknowledgement that people who were in care in the State were hurt and betrayed, regardless of who maintained or cared for them and reneged in that regard.

As a state we should step up to the plate. I again acknowledge the words of the Taoiseach in the Mansion House on Monday when he alluded to these issues. I ask everyone in this House to use his or her contacts and efforts to allow the people concerned to have an opportunity to tell their story in the final days of their lives. It is important that people be believed, allowed to tell their story and given redress. Why do we in this country continue to go on and force people to go through terrible pain to be believed? We need to do something about that. I thank the Leader for facilitating and arranging for the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to come to the House to discuss the issue in more detail.