IRELAND
RTE News
Minister for Children Katherine Zappone has referred in the Dáil to the 474 so-called “unclaimed infant remains” which were transferred from mother-and-baby homes to medical schools in Irish universities between 1940 and 1965.
The minister also announced that she is about to begin discussions with advocates, historians and other experts who have studied a model of inquiry used by countries like Chile and Argentina to try to come to terms with a range of large-scale past abuses.
Minister Zappone said an interim report from the commission investigating mother and baby homes will be published by the end of the month.
During a special Dáil debate on the Tuam babies, the minister acknowledged the calls made since Friday for an expansion of the terms of reference to cover all institutions, agencies and individuals that were involved with Ireland’s unmarried mothers and their children.
She said she wanted to offer solidarity and a personal apology for the wrongs that were done to those affected.
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