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Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2015)

Paul Connaughton: .... I welcome also the fact that Ireland is now prepared to examine dark areas of its past. Recent years have seen much work in that respect, for example, the treatment of inmates of industrial schools and Magdalen laundries. That spirit of questioning about what went on behind those high walls is hugely important, and the most important testimonies are those of the people who were inside...

Death and Burial of Children in Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2014)

Paul Connaughton: ...and true picture of what actually happened. The people of my generation do not remember these homes and know little about them. We probably know most about them from films such as "Philomena" or "The Magdalene Sisters", which is how we got our information. Therefore, to hear about what went on in Tuam in that period is extremely shocking and something to which we cannot really relate....

Magdalene Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Sep 2012)

Paul Connaughton: ...in terms of assessing how the country's most vulnerable people were treated in past decades and an important part of that has been assessment of the circumstances of women and girls who resided in Magdalene laundries across the country. Initially those institutions were designed as places of asylum for women and were found throughout Europe as well as in Canada and the United States....

Magdalene Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Sep 2012)

Paul Connaughton: ...in terms of assessing how the country's most vulnerable people were treated in past decades and an important part of that has been assessment of the circumstances of women and girls who resided in Magdalene laundries across the country. Initially those institutions were designed as places of asylum for women and were found throughout Europe as well as in Canada and the United States....