Laundry women to meet judge to discuss help they may receive from State

IRELAND
Irish Times

Patsy McGarry

As many as 75 members of the Magdalene Survivors Together group will meet Judge John Quirke, president of the Law Reform Commission, in Dublin this afternoon to discuss proposed compensation packages for them.

Last February the Government asked Judge Quirke to undertake a three-month review and to recommend criteria to be applied in assessing the help it can provide to the women “in the areas of payments and other supports, including medical cards, psychological and counselling services and other welfare needs”.

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