Mother and Baby Homes: The numbers which underscore society's failure

The infants graveyard at Sean Ross Abbey in Roscrea, Tipperary, which was mother and baby home operated by the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary from 1930 to 1970.

Much has already been said and written following today's publication of the final report by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and baby homes.

Underpinning all those words, however, are a set of numbers which we as a society have a duty to learn from and never lose sight of.