New Mother and Baby homes legislation does not address all issues, admits minister

New Mother and Baby homes legislation does not address all issues, admits minister

Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Roderic O'Gorman said he recognised the need to put survivors at the centre of the issue going forward. Picture: Julien Behal

Minister for Children Roderick O’Gorman has acknowledged that the new legislation in relation to Mother and Baby homes does not address all the issues involved and that the need remains for proper tracing legislation and a national archive for the records of the various reports and commissions.

"Better systems to secure the rights to early information will be required," Minister O'Gorman told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland.

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