Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 May 2022

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage

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

That would be very much appreciated. I do not know how to explain it with respectful language, but it is profoundly insulting to people that somebody's property rights would be considered above the right to find out the fate of a disappeared relative or lost child. That it is being considered in this legislation just shows us how differently these kinds of deaths are treated by society and the Government compared to other suspicious or unlawful deaths. If someone's remains were found, in the event of a suspicious or unlawful death near anybody's property, consideration would not be given to the property owner by the police, a coroner or anybody. That is the reality. The fact that these remains are seen so differently is profoundly insulting and unfair. It just shows the difference in how the Government and the Department views these suspicious or unlawful deaths versus other ones.

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