Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes, the legislation that was passed excluded those who were not in a mother and baby home for six months or more. Has the Minister considered reviewing that legislation? A significant number of people are very upset at their exclusion. It is not so much about compensation; it is more about recognition that they spent time in the mother and baby home. These people seem to have been cast adrift.

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