Mary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If a person's internment began with the maternity home it would be reasonable that the date is not the date the person entered into the county home but the date they entered into the maternity home and maternity service aspect. That may be where the affidavit is really important. We are not talking about a six month period but we would need permission for an affidavit to cover the extended period so that there is an earlier commencement date than the date that perhaps the county home record will show.