Sir, – Once again, the Government has no place to hide on the latest abuse scandal and the Dunderrow victims. Taoiseach Micheál Martin acknowledges that what was carried out in Dunderrow, Co Cork, was “evil, horrific and deeply harmful” and he reiterated the comments previously made by Simon Harris, when taoiseach, that the voice of victims must be heard.Every investigation, report and inquiry on child abuse in school has detailed the appalling cruelty inflicted by teachers on young children in primary and industrial schools. An environment of physical cruelty that is recognised as facilitating sexual abuse.I have written my account of the daily torture inflicted upon me by my teacher every day of my primary education from first to sixth standard until I left school at 14 years of age, more than 60 years ago.I have written to every minister for education since 2018, recounting my experience, only to receive the same response: “The department has no powers to investigate child protection issues.”I have written to three taoiseachs, all to no avail.Dr Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman for Children, has said: “Those experiences shouldn’t be whitewashed ... and the State must recognise the cruelty of these practices and condemn them. Any turning of a blind eye should be acknowledged as being wrong.”It’s high time the Government is called to account and gives all victims of abuse the right to a voice that was denied to us as children in school. – Yours, etc,NORMAN A CROKE,Straffan,Co Kildare.