Amount of resignations over Mother and Baby Homes law 'the worst it's ever been', say Greens

Bessboro, Cork. The plaque on the wall of the graveyard bears the following inscription 'In remembrance of all babies who died before or shortly after birth. I gathered you in all your freshness before a single breeze had damaged your purity'. Picture: Larry Cummins

Green Party representatives and party officers are considering their position amid a slew of member resignations over the Mother and Baby Homes legislation.

The controversial legislation passed in the Dáil on Thursday night would see the database of the mothers and children in the homes sent to Tusla.