Anger grows over sealing of mother and baby home records for 30 years 

Cork South West TD Holly Cairns said the sealing of archives of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission will add further trauma to survivors. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Government has moved to try and quell mounting anger at proposed moves to seal mother and baby home records for 30 years.

Children's minister Roderic O'Gorman has proposed two amendments to the controversial mother and baby home legislation due to be debated in the Dáil tomorrow night. Mr O'Gorman has drafted the amendments in order to address some of the ongoing controversy around the bill, which would seal survivor testimonies, along with the other records, for three decades.