IRELAND
Irish Examiner
Tuesday, March 07, 2017
Enda Kenny has described the horror of the Tuam buried babies discovery but refused to commit to widening the inquiry so that up to 180 institutions are investigated, writes Juno McEnroe, Political Correspondent.
Amid claims in the Dáil that the commission of investigation terms are inadequate, Mr Kenny said he would not interfere with the independent probe as well as the separate role of gardaí and coroners.
He was speaking after the shock confirmation last week that “significant” infants remains have been found at the former Church-run site in Galway.
Mr Kenny described the find as a “social and cultural sepulchre”. He conceded that the State had been responsible for placing children in the mother-and-baby institutions.
Mr Kenny also said it was important to deal with the issue now rather than wait another 20 years.
But he refused to address calls to extend the remit of the inquiry.
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