Written answers
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Department of Justice and Equality
Magdalen Laundries Issues
Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the families of persons who are now deceased but who spent time in the Magdalene Laundries will be entitled to claim from the redress board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10110/13]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Government have decided that any scheme introduced will only apply to living persons who were in the institutions. It will not extend to the families of persons now deceased.
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