IRELAND
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THE MAGDALENE LAUNDRIES should be included in the government’s statutory investigation into mother-and-baby homes, Justice for Magdalenes Research has said.
It welcomed the announcement of the investigation into the abuses in Ireland’s mother and baby homes, and its members “stand in solidarity with all women and children who spent time in these institutions and with their family members”.
It is now calling on the government to include the Magdalene Laundries in the terms of reference of this statutory investigation.
It gave the following reasons:
* There was huge traffic between mother and baby homes and Magdalene Laundries
* The McAleese Committee did not retain records received from the religious orders responsible for operating the Magdalene Laundries
* The McAleese Committee’s terms of reference did not allow it to investigate individual complaints of abuse or examine fully the religious orders’ financial records
* All religious orders responsible for the Magdalene Laundries have refused to apologise or provide compensation.
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