Make site of mass grave a crime scene, say TDs

The Galway site where bodies of hundreds of babies and children were disposed off should be treated as a crime scene, opposition TDs demanded.

As the outpouring of shock and anger triggered by revelations surrounding events at a Tuam Bon Secours mothers and babies home dominated the political agenda, the Government was again accused of not acting with enough urgency.

Children’s Minister Charlie Flanagan said the Government would decide on what lines of investigation to mount before the end of the month, as he indicated that the probe would not be confined to Tuam.