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Mother and Baby Homes records to be sealed for 30 years as controversial bill passes

Mother and Baby Homes records to be sealed for 30 years as controversial bill passes — Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman has confirmed to the Dáil that he will not be taking any amendments on the Mother and Baby Homes Records Bill, to Opposition anger. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Fri, 23 Oct, 2020 - 07:10

Daniel McConnell, Political Editor

The Dáil has tonight decided the fate of the archive collected by the state inquiry into Mother and Baby homes.

It has passed a controversial bill by 78 votes to 67 with all but two non-Government TDs opposed.

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