Reilly aims to set up probe into mother-and-baby homes

Children’s Minister James Reilly is to seek Oireachtas approval for the establishment of the inquiry into mother-and-baby homes before Christmas.

He told yesterday’s meeting of the committee on health and children it was “absolutely his intention” to complete a plan outlining the inquiry’s terms of reference in the next number of weeks.

Dr Reilly said he was meeting with opposition spokespeople and other interested parties to update them on emerging issues and to seek any further views they might have.