The Taoiseach says it's 'sickening and shocking' to learn of historical abuse at schools run by the Spiritan religious order in Ireland.
The Spiritans, formerly known as the Holy Ghost Fathers, have apologised, and survivors are being urged to come forward.
Micheál Martin says the Government is working on a victim-led process in response to what happened:
"We'll spend the next week engaging with victims to get their perspective on this, and the type of approach they would want government to take. It is sickening and utterly shocking what has happened, in terms of the scale and the nature of the abuse. The terrible trauma visited on so many people in their early lives, when they needed protection, and when their parents were putting them into a place of care and protection".
