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The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Equality yesterday heard consistent criticism of the Certain Institutional Burials Bill following 8 hours of meetings with relevant representatives.
On Thursday’s Morning Focus Susan Lohan – co-founder of the Adoption Rights Alliance spoke with Pat Flynn. She told the committee that the proposed legislation for the excavation of remains at sites once run by religious orders “falls far, far short” of what was “promised” and contravenes human rights obligations.
); There can be no more messing about : Push for law to allow exhumations at mother and baby homes
Legislation being debated today would allow excavations, exhumations and re-interment of remains at the sites of former mother and baby homes. By Órla Ryan Wednesday 14 Apr 2021, 12:05 AM 2 hours ago 1,245 Views 6 Comments
Catherine Corless pictured at the Tuam site in 2014
Image: Niall Carson/PA Archive/PA Images
Catherine Corless pictured at the Tuam site in 2014
Image: Niall Carson/PA Archive/PA Images
NEW LEGISLATION THAT would allow for the exhumations of bodies at former mother and baby homes must include as many sites as possible, Catherine Corless has said.
Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent
This week is the deadline for submissions to the Oireachtas committee that will scrutinise proposed legislation allowing excavations, exhumations and re-interment of remains at former mother-and-baby home institutions.
The General Scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials Bill was published in December 2019, following the Fifth Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into mother-and-baby homes, which highlighted major issues with burials in Bessborough and Tuam.
In its final report, the Commission found that most of the Mother and Baby Homes did not hold burial registers and it was unable to establish where the majority of the Bessborough children are buried.