Sligo Councillor calls for compensation for all Mother and Baby Home survivors
A Sligo Councillor believes every survivor of Mother and Baby homes should be entitled to some sort of compensation. It’s after new figures show 24,000 people aren’t eligible for any compensation. It’s because they spent less than six months in these homes when they were children. It has led to…
Redress scheme for Mother and Baby Home survivors needed as a priority
A local TD says the Commission of Investigation Report into Mother and Baby Homes has failed survivors in many ways. TD’s have been discussing the report in the Dail with some County Councils around the country also considering issuing an apology for their involvement. Donegal Sinn Fein TD, Pearse Doherty,…
Pringle urges change in law to help baby homes survivors discover their identities
A Donegal TD is calling for Irish law to be amended to enable survivors of mother and baby homes to get access to records that will enable them discover their true identity. Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle says the right to identity must be respected. Speaking in the Dail, he said…
Treatment of mother and baby homes survivors ‘disgraceful,’ says Sligo councillor
A Sligo councillor says the way survivors of mother and baby homes have been treated is ‘nothing short of disgraceful.’ It’s after a report to be released later this week from the Commission of Investigation into the homes is expected to contain an estimate that 9,000 children died in 18…
Pringle calls for Mother and Baby Homes reports to be made available
A Donegal TD is calling for survivors of mother and baby homes to be given access to the remaining reports from the Commission of Investigation. The Commission was established by the government in 2015 to account for what happened women and children in mother and baby homes from 1922 to…
Kenny raises new questions about access to Mother and Baby Homes records
A Sligo/Leitrim TD say he fears some survivors from mother and baby homes may still not get access to records relating to them. This is despite the government having said survivors will be able to access their personal records in a manner consistent with GDPR rules. However, Sinn Fein Deputy…
Local TD says Government is rushing through Mother and Baby home Bill
A local TD is criticising the government for rushing the Mother and Baby Homes Bill. Independent Deputy, Thomas Pringle, proposed an amendment to the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records but noticed it was absent from debate. This has been put down to a…