Mother and baby home campaigners criticise slow progress of Institutional Burials Bill

The area of land at the former Bessborough mother and baby home in Cork marked on historic maps as “childrens’ burial ground” remains under threat from development and excavation until the bill is enacted. Picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

Mother and baby home campaigners have criticised the slow progress of the Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill which is designed to protect former institutions.

The Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance (CSSA), which represents survivors of the former Bessborough mother and baby home in Cork, said the area of land at Bessborough marked on historic maps as “childrens’ burial ground” remains under threat from development and excavation until the bill is enacted.