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- Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Jan 2021)
Catherine Connolly: ...in industrial and reformatory schools for boys. Girls and boys suffered emotional abuse on a great scale. In 2009, we had the Murphy report; in 2011, we had the Cloyne report; and in 2013, we had the Magdalen report of an interdepartmental committee, following by a review under Mr. Justice Quirke and the establishment of an ex gratiascheme, which was subsequently found by the Ombudsman...
- Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Jan 2021)
Paul Murphy: ...State might be forced to apologise but they still do not want to pay. We must ensure that this time, they do not get away with it. As Claire McGettrick of the Clann Project has said: In 2013, once the Magdalene apology came, nobody (apart from ... [a few]) was interested in what an insult the McAleese Report was to the women's lived experiences. This time feels different - this time...
- Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Jan 2021)
Jennifer Whitmore: ...of 90,000 children live in consistent poverty in Ireland today. Some 4,000 children are homeless. More than 7,000 people live in direct provision. The latter has been described by many as the Magdalen laundries of contemporary Ireland. I want to make it absolutely clear that society does not condone the actions of this and previous Governments when it comes to the handling of these...
- Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: ...is a basic right. We will also be advancing a range of related actions to support access to personal information and to ensure appropriate and sensitive archiving of institutional records. On restorative recognition, similar to the Magdalenes, an enhanced medical card will be given to former residents of mother and baby homes and county homes. This will be in addition to counselling,...