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	State Threat to Sue Abuse Victims One in Four [Ireland] March 24, 2007 http://www.oneinfour.org/news/news2007/threat/ An RTÉ television investigation has claimed that the Minister for Education, through the Chief State Solicitor's Office, wrote to victims of abuse in litigation with the department threatening them with legal action. Last night's Prime Time revealed that the letters instructed victims to remove any reference to the department from civil proceedings or risk the department pursuing them for costs. Deirdre Fitzpatrick, spokeswoman for One in Four, which supports victims of sexual violence, called on the Government "to enact legislation to place responsibility for the welfare and protection of all children in the hands of the State".
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