The Government was “conscious of the danger” of offering redress for
Magdalene survivors just months before setting up the McAleese inquiry
to investigate the issue.
The admission is made in a March 2011 Department of Justice draft memorandum for the Government, seeking permission to establish an inter-departmental committee to review a November 2010 Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) report on the Magdalene laundries.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/government-conscious-of-redressnbspspannbspfor-magdalene-survivorsspan-298255.html
The admission is made in a March 2011 Department of Justice draft memorandum for the Government, seeking permission to establish an inter-departmental committee to review a November 2010 Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) report on the Magdalene laundries.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/government-conscious-of-redressnbspspannbspfor-magdalene-survivorsspan-298255.html