Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD has said that survivors of Mother and Baby Homes have not had all their questions answered today, while lambasting the “insensitive” approach the government has taken. Deputy Tóibín said: “The report on Mother and Baby Homes has been published today, and it does make for distressing reading. Survivors have been […]
“The choice we faced last week was pass the legislation and preserve the database of information, which will be available once further legislation has passed in the coming months, or allow the database be deleted or destroyed forevermore,” Collins is reported to have said according to the Irish Examiner.
The Government has passed legislation which critics say will ensure that records of controversial mother and baby homes will remain sealed for 30 years. The Bill was passed by 78 votes to 67, despite strong opposition in the Dáil. Minister for Children, Roderic O’Gorman, refused to take amendments to the bill. The Commission of Investigation […]