IRELAND
Irish Examiner
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
By Juno McEnroe
Political Correspondent
The Government is set to oppose an opposition motion this week advocating a truth commission to investigate mother and baby homes.
TDs will this evening debate Sinn Féin proposals for a truth commission, modelled on those of other countries, that would hear from survivors groups.
The motion proposes allowing such an inquiry “unfettered” access to documentation. It would also examine how people were treated in Magdalene laundries and industrial schools and allow for public or private hearings.
All mother and baby home sites would come under its remit and the inquiry would consider the State’s role in placing people there and in other institutions.
The motion, led by Cork TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, is expected to be opposed by Government.
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