Commission of Investigation (mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters)

Commission of Investigation
January 9, 2015

http://www.rte.ie/documents/news/commissionofinvestigation.pdf

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WHEREAS, pursuant to section 3(1) of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 (No. 23

of 2004), the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, with the approval of the Minister for

Public Expenditure and Reform, made a proposal to the Government for the establishment of

a commission to investigate the matters specified in Article 3 of the following Order and to

make any reports required under that Act in relation to its investigation;

AND WHEREAS the Government by decision made on 8 January 2015 considered those

matters to be of significant public concern;

AND WHEREAS a draft of the following Order has been laid before each House of the

Oireachtas, together with a statement of the reasons for establishing the commission, and a

resolution approving that draft has been passed by each such House;

NOW, the Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 3 and

7(2)(a) of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 (No. 23 of 2004), hereby order as

follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby

Homes and certain related Matters) Order 2015.

2. In this Order “Act” means the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 (No. 23 of

2004).

3. A commission is hereby established to -(a) investigate the matters, which are considered by the Government to be

of significant public concern, referred to in the terms of reference (the

text of which is, for convenience of reference, set out in the Schedule)

of the commission, and

(b) make any reports required under the Act in relation to its investigation.

4. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is -

(a) specified as the Minister of the Government responsible for overseeing

administrative matters relating to the establishment of the commission,

for receiving its reports and for performing any other functions given

to him or her under the Act, and

(b) authorised to appoint the member or members of the commission.