• 9:41 PM EmilyAM - RT @suzybie ^[1]: Minister for Education Batt O’Keefe and Christian Brother leader Garvey on Primetime now #rtept
• 9:41 PM lexia - watching @rtept ^[2]
• 9:45 PM colmtroy - Watching #rtept @RTEPT ^[3] and finding it hard to fathom how this was allowed to go on for so long – simply shocking
• 9:45 PM joescanlon - This is awful awful awful stuff – some abuse cases on @rtept ^[2] now
• 9:46 PM kieranmurphy - It’s just believable that they got away with it for so long and so many complicit. Not cheery, but @rtept ^[2] good reporting as usual. #rtept
• 9:50 PM lexia - How can Br Garvey say it was not intentional for them to block… wtf ? #rtept So very sad
• 9:52 PM Suzy Byrne - Garvey apologises for behaviour to commission – Mary Raftery jumps on him and asks questions and more apologies #rtept
• 9:54 PM Simon McGarr - #rtept apology without meaning if they haven’t resiled from the decision process which led to their activities.
• 9:55 PM EmilyAM - Br Garvey says Dunne actions indefensible #rtept
• 9:57 PM RTEPT - To those who have added comments so far tonight, thank you. #rtept
• 9:58 PM Simon McGarr - Meaningless to apologise if there isn’t acceptance of the sin. Br. Garvey still saying “if” their behaviour caused upset, he’s sorry. #rtept
• 9:59 PM Simon McGarr - Depart of Education still stopped for Rosary in the 1990s. #rtept
• 10:03 PM Suzy Byrne - Batt O’Keefe was not that inclined at reviewing O’Rourke case on Six One News – he kept saying it was different #rtept
• 10:03 PM Simon McGarr - “There are no guilty people in the Department.” Really?” ” Well, that’s what I’m told by the Department” Barry Andrews FAIL #rtept
• 10:04 PM gstenson - It’s seems that there was a systemic cover up of a national disgrace. These people can never get their life back #rtept
• 10:06 PM Suzy Byrne - HIQA standards on Residential Settings for disabled people must be put on statutory basis – launched last week and nobody noticed #rtept
• 10:06 PM NeilOGorman - @RTEPT ^[3] Well done for putting out this show tonight. Needs a follow up #rtept
• 10:07 PM lexia - Go Miriam.. “Forget about the radio” Barry Andrews is incapable of answering a simple question. #rtept
• 10:08 PM judehamilton - Andrews way out of his depth #rtept
• 10:08 PM Simon McGarr - Michael Noonan’s career was destroyed by his behaviour towards Mrs. McColl. Worse is due for the government’s behaviour in this. #rtept
• 10:10 PM midnightcourt - is there nothing barry andrews won’t do for his party? #rtept this is not his first or last foray in defence of the indefensible.
• 10:10 PM Suzy Byrne - Garvey stares out the survivor and does not answer her – is this PR skill taught? #rtept
• 10:11 PM NeilOGorman - We need another RTEPT on institutional abuse. NB for us as a nation to talk this through and cringe if we have to #rtept
• 10:13 PM markglover - And now to Prime Time on RTE – Irish Government is as shameful as the British…
• 10:13 PM Simon McGarr - Stomach knotted in fury. #rtept
• 10:15 PM Simon McGarr - Barry Andrews got tetchy that he was being questioned instead of being let make his empty set speeches. #rtept

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