); Imagine someone clicked their fingers and you had no family or history, that s the reality for thousands of us
Adopted people have called for long-awaited tracing and information legislation to be published as a matter of urgency. By Órla Ryan Tuesday 6 Apr 2021, 4:46 PM 3 hours ago 7,349 Views 9 Comments
File photo of a woman holding a baby
Image: Shutterstock/Herlanzer
Image: Shutterstock/Herlanzer
A NUMBER OF mother and baby home survivors and their relatives have called on the government to urgently publish its long-awaited tracing and information legislation.
Under current legislation, adopted people are not entitled to their birth certificate or to information about their families of origin.
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An Cathaoirleach of Offaly County Council, Cllr John Carroll, has issued a statement on behalf of Offaly County Council, in relation to Mother and Baby Homes. &.
Press release
Minister OâGorman launches Consultation Process on the development of a Restorative Recognition Scheme for Former Residents of Mother and Baby Homes and County Homes
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic OâGorman, T.D., has today launched a Consultation Process on the development of an ex-gratia Restorative Recognition Scheme for former residents of Mother and Baby Homes and County Homes. The Scheme will be established as part of the Governmentâs comprehensive response to the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters).
The Consultation Process will be open until 31st March 2021. There are two ways for people to make their views known â by written submission and/or by participating in one of a number of online consultation meetings which will be arranged between 18th and 31st March 2021. Registration for the online consult
Audio recordings of Mother and Baby Home testimony cannot be retrieved , O Gorman confirms
The minister said the Commission informed him of the latest development today. By Órla Ryan Tuesday 16 Feb 2021, 6:44 PM Feb 16th 2021, 4:06 PM 33,170 Views 53 Comments
Minister Roderic O Gorman speaking in the Dáil chamber today
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Image: Oireachtas.ie
Updated Feb 16th 2021, 6:44 PM
CHILDREN’S MINISTER RODERIC O’Gorman has said the audio recordings of testimony destroyed by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission cannot be retrieved.
O’Gorman said the Commission informed him of the latest development today.
The minister stated: “The Commission have replied today stating that they don’t believe that that material can be retrieved.”