Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is supporting calls for a Commission of Inquiry to be set up into Waterford paedophile Bill Kenneally.
After pleading guilty, Kenneally (pictured below) was sentenced earlier this year to 14 years in jail for abusing teenage boys in the 1980s.
He is currently appealing the severity of that sentence.
The Fianna Fáil leader has met with a number of Kenneally’s victims.
The hour-long meeting took place in Leinster House.
On foot of the meeting, Mr Martin has written to Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald to outline the victims' concerns on the matter.
In a statement, Fianna Fáil said they are supporting the victims' call for a Commission of Inquiry to be set up so that the system failures that enabled this abuse to take place never occur again.
In addition, Mr Martin requested that the Tánaiste meet with him in the next number of weeks to discuss the matter in detail.
Some of the victims are due to meet Ms Fitzgerald on Wednesday.
