Fears Mother and Baby Home Commission members will resign en masse

Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman has so far dismissed the calls of survivors and campaigners to extend the term of the commission beyond this month to allow for a full probe into the matter Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

There are serious fears that the members of the Mother and Baby Home Commission will resign en masse if its term is extended to allow for an investigation into the destruction of witness testimony.

Children's minister Roderic O'Gorman has so far dismissed the calls of survivors and campaigners to extend the term of the commission beyond this month to allow for a full probe into the matter.