Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Bethany homes are not the subject of this question. As I stated in reply to Deputy Mac Lochlainn, the Magdalen laundries and the Bethany homes were not the subject of a discussion we had with the cardinal and the bishops. Following the publication of the McAleese report and the full-scale debate in the House, we appointed Mr. Justice Quirke to look at the findings of the report and the facts therein and to come back in a short period with recommendations for a structure as to how this might be dealt with.

We await his report. While I do not have the details here, the Bethany Home issue is quite complex and is being dealt with by the Minister for Justice and Equality. It is in a different category from the Magdalen Laundries.

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