IRELAND
Irish Examiner
By Juno McEnroe
Political Correspondent
Infant mortality rates, burial practices and the issue of forced labour in institutions need to be included in the forthcoming mother-and-baby home inquiry, the Government has been told.
Minister for Children James Reilly faces pressure to have an all-inclusive inquiry and yesterday accepted it would be counterproductive to exclude any group from the investigation. But any decision will depend on the possible costs and length of the probe, he told the Dáil.
Dr Reilly said the commission of investigation into mother-and-baby homes may examine the role the State and Church played and how homes were managed.
TDs debated the terms for the pending inquiry, which will now not be known until the autumn.
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