The women did not report the abuse for a number of reasons, including concern for their mother who was “devastated” by the disclosure

It follows a Garda investigation into historical allegations of child sexual abuse.

The now 68-year-old man sexually abused the victim as a child while she was minding his young son.

Simon Harris said he would work on a cross-party basis on the matter.

Simon Harris said there should be a ‘collective sense of national shame’ over historical sexual abuse at schools run by religious orders