Reilly ‘confident’ over mother and baby home inquiry

Children’s minister James Reilly has said he is “confident” the planned mother and baby home inquiry will have the support of “those most centrally involved”.

Speaking to the select sub-committee on health and children yesterday, Mr Reilly said “good progress” was being made towards establishing the inquiry and that the terms of reference should be ready for publication before Christmas.

The children’s minister said the inter-departmental group on mother and baby homes had met again recently and has considered a number of specific issues which have been raised by a range of advocacy groups.