Natural mothers have hit out at the terms of the mother and baby home
inquiry for failing to reference justice or redress for those affected. The criticisms come in advance of the second debate on the issue to
be held in the Dáil this evening. The Government is under mounting
pressure to include Magdalene Laundries, private adoption agencies and a
myriad of related institutions in the inquiry.
In a statement, the Irish
First Mothers Group said the failure to mention justice or redress
meant the Commission “fails the standard for such inquiries as
identified in a 2014 UN human rights review which found that Irish
inquiries and redress schemes failed to meet the UN standard for
‘thorough and effective investigations’