{"id":14606,"date":"2025-12-03T17:22:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=14606"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:22:16","slug":"government-must-act-to-avert-resumption-of-hunger-strike-by-institutional-abuse-survivors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/government-must-act-to-avert-resumption-of-hunger-strike-by-institutional-abuse-survivors\/","title":{"rendered":"Government must act to avert resumption of hunger strike by institutional abuse survivors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The government must do everything possible to prevent a group of institutional abuse survivors from resuming a hunger strike, according to Social Democrats TD Jen Cummins.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Cummins, who is the party\u2019s spokesperson on education, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree and a half weeks have now passed since these four survivors \u2013 who were wronged in childhood and continue to be wronged as adults \u2013 ended a 50-day hunger strike. This followed a meeting with the Taoiseach who agreed, in writing, to address their reasonable requests for State supports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince then, we have seen a new Minister for Education appointed who has informed the group she will not be available to meet them until January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeeply frustrated by the lack of progress by the government, the survivors have now written to the Department of Education to say they are planning to resume their hunger strike. This situation must be avoided at all costs as they are still unable to eat properly after going 50 days without food.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the D\u00e1il today, I urged the Taoiseach to immediate intervene to ensure that this scenario does not arise and that the commitments made to the survivors will be delivered on without further delay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>December 3, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government must do everything possible to prevent a group of institutional abuse survivors from resuming a hunger strike, according to Social Democrats TD Jen Cummins. 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