Zappone rejects criticism over report’s release

Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone has rejected any suggestion that the decision not to publish the report of the Collaborative Forum on Mother and Baby Homes was due to its scathing criticism of the Government’s adoption tracing legislation.

In April, Ms Zappone published the recommendations of the forum but declined to publish the full 90-page report, citing legal advice from the Attorney General. She said she intends to publish the full report after the Mother and Baby Homes Commission publishes its final report in February of next year.