Mother and Baby Homes Commission 'did a good job', says Varadkar

Speaking in the Dáil, Leo Varadkar said the Mother and Baby Home Commission did what it was asked to do. File Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has defended the Mother and Baby Homes Commission by claiming they "did a good job".

His comments came after pleas were made in the Dáil to extend the commission to allow for a full investigation of the destruction of mother and baby home recordings.