Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill (Resumed)

Photo of Holly CairnsHolly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I have so many questions, I am not sure where to start. Is the importance for the Minister of this legislation and the exhumation and identification of remains based on families finding out where their disappeared relatives are or is it more to do with the way in which the unmarked graves came about, whether in an unmarked site or a septic tank? What is the most important reason for this Bill? Is it how the unmarked graves came about, literally, in terms of their layout or is it important to the Minister because we can help people to find out where their disappeared relatives are?

What is the thing that makes it more vital?

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