Taoiseach: 'No plans' to open redress to all mother and baby homes survivors 

Taoiseach: 'No plans' to open redress to all mother and baby homes survivors 

Campaigners are now calling on the Government to re-examine the redress scheme, which is only open to 40% of survivors, as they say it was based on the 'flawed' report. Picture: Andy Newman

The Government has "no plans" to open up a mother and baby home redress scheme to all survivors, despite the High Court finding that those who came forward were treated unlawfully by the commission of investigation.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has also insisted it is "not for Government" to repudiate the much criticised mother and baby homes final report.

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