Representative groups of former residents of mother-and-baby homes have welcomed last night's announcement by Government regarding access to information for those affected by "historical" abuses.
A row over the treatment of sensitive data currently in the possession of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation has caused widespread distress for adoptees and survivors, and led to a political backlash that has taken the coalition by surprise. However, he told RTÉ News that anyone seeking to get information will have to prove that doing so does not infringe on the rights of others, and does not undermine the work of the commission of investigation.
They also suggest that independent expertise should also be provided to the Adoption Authority of Ireland and other controllers of adoption and institutional records. The three organisations say they look forward to working with the Oireachtas Committee on Children on the legislation which will underpin the national archive.
No MichealMartinTD this is not true. Numerous legal experts pointed out where you were breaking European law. The bill was unnecessary and a reckless use of the law to archive information that should be accessible to parties concerned.
'...aah we had yis goin' there for a while lads...fair believed us ye did..big shoutout to miggo in the aras for rolling with it...'
The only motivation behind the legislation was to bury the files for 30 yrs,and Mr Martin continues to insult survivors with this spin doctors nonsense. Do you think Mr Martin would do a u-turn if he thought they were going to get away with this, not a hope in hell.
How many will be prosecuted for the babies found in the septic tank? What happened to those innocent souls? Who is responsible? How much did the church earn for selling children? I’m so ashamed of the Catholic Church
Guy who set up Redress scheme in 2004 that made survivors sign NDA's. Last week that very same guy wanted those survivor's testimonies to be sealed for 30yrs. We see right trough you MichealMartinTD
Michael martin in a different world you trying to cover up for Catholic church murders
Defending the government by ...laughing at the question.
The fuck is he laughing at 😡
Our illustrious leader 🙄
Can he not just hold his hands up and say they did a terrible job last week, their communication was atrocious, they weren't open to discussion in any way shape or form, and then they tried to blame the outcome on opposition parties. No shred of humility in them at all.
So Micheál Martin throws Roderic O'Gorman under the bus & tells blatant lies. Sure didn't Micheál give anonymity to other peedos? GDPR was mentioned several times to them. They wouldn't accept amendments and forced this through This wasn't a clarification... This was a Uturn.
fiannafailparty ...mantra.... we should have done this .. etc etc
Laughing at hiding their crimes as usual.
MichealMartinTD needs to resign, immediately. There is absolutely nothing laughable about this matter.
“Has the government sustained damage from its whole handling of this controversy” Let’s be clear. The controversy is the state abuse selling and burying babies. Although from their point of view the backlash is controversial. Let’s not forget the real elephant in the room.
Yea, I'd say the survivors of it are really excited to talk to them, they'll be treated the same as the members of the cervical cancer scandal, told they'd not do something and then the next day just go and do it anyway Wouldn't trust this government to look after my dog
Why is it funny? Why is this man Taoiseach?
Why is he smirking?
MichealMartinTD St Patricks home lied to my mother. CPRS / Cunamh lied to me at 18 and again at 38. I broke the law, four days later I stood in front of my birth mother and learned the truth. Why should we trust you now RepealTheSeal motherandbabyhome
Nobody believes you, chap. Nobody
Well he would, wouldn't he?
The mere use of the word “legacy issues” speaks volumes here. They are not legacy issues, they are here & now real people. Heartbreaking attitude for survivors to have to deal with.
This was wrong from the get go. Every body in the country could see that but all the FF FG and Greens voted to pass it. Political suicide. Majority of TDs in the Dáil shouldn't be there.
So, removes the opportunity they have for justice in their life time. Now willing to meet them for a photo opportunity. Seems unnecessarily cruel.
Made a mistake about Peter Tatchell too. Looks like mistakes will be his Ministerial legacy.
A bit like Minister Donnelly meeting the 221 group in advance of the cervicalcheck tribunal We know how that one went. Why waste any time engaging with these people... They are not genuine or even interested... It's only for the optics.
NO EXCUSE! COMPLETELY UNQUALIFIED TO BE A MINISTER WITH THIS PORTFOLIO! but then ... PoliticsIsPanto
Sneaky Greens and Sneaky Roderic have been exposed.
johnjoechad Resign.
Disgusting. He should resign.
It only became a mistake as soon as they all realised their seats were on the line...
He can go and resign! Should have spoken before he rushed through legislation a, why didn’t he ask our advocates to screen it first! Typical bureaucrats they know better than survivors and victims! Even the word “willing” is insulting! Time to play hardball , I’m over pussyfootng
What I fail to understand with this Minister is why he is only now saying he will meet groups. This has been going on for years and we know the worst way to treat people who have faced these unreal situations is to ignore them.
A mistake, they were warned about this, that’s incompetence. We also have the cervical inquiry shambles, terminally ill medical card fight. Why does it take citizens who are suffering injustices to have to put needed energy into fighting the state that has clearly let them down😡
We should be celebrating the fact that a Minister acknowledges that he made a mistake, an important step in restoring faith in politics
Seek forgiveness eh rodericogorman !
Wow, I'm sure they would be so grateful to hear that. It's not like anyone told you before. You done it, or that you didn't do it deliberately. You little weasal
they need their file without it being full of redacted info. How are they ever going to learn the truth.
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