IRELAND
Irish Times
Marie O’Halloran
A call has been made for a truth commission to be set up to properly establish the facts about mother and baby homes.
Sinn Féin spokesman on children Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has introduced a Private Members’ motion to be debated in the Dáil on Tuesday, calling for the establishment of a truth commission.
“The entire system, and the mistreatment of woman and children in whatever setting, needs to have a light shone on it.”
Mr Ó Laoghaire said there were numerous examples of successful truth commissions internationally. “We should take the best examples of these and apply the principles here in Ireland,” and he cited truth processes in Chile, South Africa, Canada and Australia.
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