IRELAND
Laois Nationalist
The Dáil has started the process of formally establishing the inquiry into mother-and-baby homes.
The motion once passed by the Oireachtas will allow the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to sign an order for the Commission of Investigation to get underway.
It is expected to take three years to complete as it will be looking at mother-and-baby homes from the foundation of the State in 1922, all the way to 1998.
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