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Report on Magdalene Laundries (9 Nov 2010): Martin Mansergh: ...Human Rights Commission has decided that it should not carry out a statutory inquiry but has recommended that a statutory mechanism be established to investigate the matters advanced by Justice for Magdalenes and in appropriate cases to grant redress where warranted. It advises that such a mechanism should first examine the State's involvement in and responsibility for those entering...
Report on Magdalene Laundries (9 Nov 2010): Martin Mansergh: ...and Law Reform, Deputy Dermot Ahern, who I am sure will take careful note of the forceful views that have been expressed on all sides of the House. I have great sympathy for those who ended up in Magdalen laundries. We are dealing with a very sad and shameful chapter in our social history. The laundries existed in an era when Irish society could be harsh and hostile to the less fortunate...

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