Galway Labour Senator Supports Call for Magdalene Compensation Scheme

Galway News
February 5, 2013

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Groups supporting survivors of Magdalene laundries say it's a momentous day for the women involved and their families.

However, they say the issue will not rest with the publication of Martin McAleese's report into the laundries, including the Galway one, later today.

The Justice For Magdalenes Group wants the government to act swiftly - to apologise to the Magdalene women, and to set up a redress scheme that will compensate them.

Galway Labour Senator, Lorraine Higgins is supporting the call for compensation scheme for the survivors of the laundries.

She says the State owes a moral obligation to the women to operate a "fast-track, no fault system of compensation."