Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that mother-and-baby homes are part of a "dark chapter in our past" and he wants "openness, honesty and transparency" around what happened.
Speaking today, the Taoiseach said that if the legislation at the centre of last week's controversy had not been passed, it would have subsequently emerged that the databases was destroyed. He said it was "a terrible chapter in our lives" and it is important there is a comprehensive commission of inquiry and this "is on the cusp of being published".
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.
Boot that foul putrid holy roman catholic church out of Ireland!
Another example that this man should resign .. worst Taoiseach ever. He is a disgrace for this & he’s continuing over reaction to this casedemic
Pity you didn’t have the detailed reflection before you went and tortured the survivors.
Quickest thing this rotten govt has done so far!!
Unfortunate choice of words....
Why insist records be sealed. It is in the public interest to let people see the terrible things that were done to innocent children. Sealing them is not in the interest of anyone other than the guilty people.
Ooh my God the more you speak the more annoyed I get COVID won’t drive me crazy Mr. Taoiseach .. YOU WILL!! There are people who still need answers ..
Rubbish so why bring in legislation to seal record
so why seal? open it up to those who need closure without any conditions.Dont use GDPR as you one and only defence. Trying badly to hide something.
Then release all the records, name all the perpetrators, pay thoses that are owed their dues, give all those babies the dignity of a proper burial, apologise properly and remove the power the church is hanging on to.
Well then prove it Taoiseach.
Part of the Catholic Church that has been dark for many many years and yet use covered it up for another 30 years now. Crowd of pigs!
Then open it up the right way, dont put in place laws that allow them to hide it and then accept they wont, put in places laws they cant hide it, and if they do, they go to jail.
What Sinead said!!!
Ah come on now!reallyjesus micheal ..
Handled badly from the start, now a back track tactical move when confronted with outraged people in this country. We are not looking for the gossip, we want those involved to get answers now, not 30 years time! Remembertheinnocent RepealTheSeal
I can't deal with these incompetent thicks anymore. Sinn Fein's need to put no confidence in on these asap
'lessons have been learned' ? 'thoughts and prayers' ?
FFG and the Greens need to go extinct.
Didnt want to pay out, this fella is as slithery as they come. Monty burns head on em
And this is called distraction from the restrictions and leashes that are imposed on us!
That's not good enough, more insult to the people of Ireland
🤣🤣🤣 it wasnt an agenda it just worked out well for some people we are friends with. Let's call it a coincidence and leave it at that.
Lies !
The people involved should know the truth of where there loved ones are Dead or Alive
All talk and no action, classic Fianna Fáil nonsense.
Yeah we will start to see when records come back with big redacted sections. Will all involved be known and held accountable for what they did. Of course not government will get the file tomorrow separate all parts with that info and lock it away.
The smirking and laughing by MichealMartinTD says a lot about him plus once again saying that RepealTheSeal campaign was politically motivated which is just pure bullshit.
Lol
I seem to recall Mikhail Martin talking about new politics & transparency when he became leader of ff. that didn’t last too long. The Taoiseach when in opposition attacked Varadkar for being a commentator. Looks like he’s taken a lesson from him now.
A blatantly untrue statement! His party colluded with the Catholic church in all of this and he's trying his best to cover it up!
Absolutely fu..... Disgusting that our government could do this to these people. Have they not being through enough already? Open the files and give them peace
Stop ffs. The only reason for sealing was to protect the abusers. It certainly was not in the interests of the victims.
Mistakes made? They refused to take onbord any ammendments! They tried to push this through to protect themselves
Taoiseach Micheal Martin Was that Your Twin Brother who Voted Yes to Suppress motherandbabyhome Files Data for 30 Years at Corrupt Tusla ?...MauriceMcCabe Grace Tusla RepealTheSeal AngelaR34138326 MoDaisy11
Not many people trust you or your coalition anymore. You can stand there and spout as much as you like but people won't believe you. Now we have Donnelly ignoring the victims of 221+ to rush the start of the tribunal. You possess no honesty or integrity.
Lying fuck
Well he's hardly going to admit to a planned cover up....
Utter bollocks and lies as usual from martin.
Taoiseach Pinocchio Micheal Martin'Shame on You' You Voted Yes to Cover up motherandbabyhome Secret Files to Corrupt Tusla for 30 Years +Tusla Grace MauriceMcCabe RoderickOGorman RepealTheSeal UnsealTheArchive MoDaisy11 AngelaR34138326 NameBridget
MichealMartinTD and every other fool that stood in government before him are frauds , only good at signing off shady deals to there friends so they can get their hands on mystical brown envelope .
No amount of back pedalling will fix this mehole.
Who's ' dark chapter ' is actually part of ? Not mine or the general population who want all details out in the open not matter how ugly. One would think its a ' dark chapter ' for the political parties trying to bury it and no one else.
That’s the only way you are going to get rid of it .
Mehole, go big or go home. Let go of the apron strings and represent your country and its citizens
“mother-and-baby homes are part of a 'dark chapter in our past' , add the governments/HSE & NPHET’s management of Covid to that list as well!
Really why did Varadkar remove the mandatory element of the Open Disclosure legislation in 2015 and why did FF support thst decision?
NO AGENDA Disgusting that they just wanted to bury this, and give no closure to the people involved. NOTMYTAOISEACH
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Devour your future to maintain the present and hide your past
Then open the files for the ppl, don't Bury them, like you have your head buried in the sand.
But yous did
His lips are moving again
B*****ks back pedaling now Where’s the documents detailing the vaccine and other experiments carried out on women and children? The selling of children.......why not allow this info be accessible so the monstrousness of it can never happen again .....oh wait it is about to..!
MichealMartinTD you’ve a neck like a jockeys bollix I’ll give you that, you scumbag!
Snake 🐍
How will that work when someone takes the state to the supreme court over the documents?
Dark chapter of the past......It is currently against the legislation to leave your home without a reasonable excuse. 🤣
Buuuuulllshit! And to give anything to Tusla is equally as disgraceful
Yes they have because they are implicated in vaccines trails and covering up the closet relationship between big pharma and politics.
Bull💩
We are not this stupid. They did there best to bury it. Lying through his teeth.
MichealMartinTD If he had no agenda to bury anything why did he agree to bury it for 30 years then
We have to be good Jews and turn it into a wailing wall like Savita et cetera.
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