Philomena Lee told nuns 'she was sorry about the film... She didn’t get an apology back'

‘Everyone should be included in the redress scheme’ is the message from Philomena, daughter Jane tells Alison O’Reilly

Philomena Lee (right) with her daughter Jane Libberton in January 2014. Ms Libberton told the Irish Examiner that her mother wants the scheme extended to include all survivors - regardless of how long they spent in a mother and baby home. File photo: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland

Limerick woman Philomena Lee, whose search to find her adopted son was depicted in the Oscar-nominated film Philomena wants the Government to extend the mother and baby home redress scheme to all survivors as a matter of urgency.

The 92-year-old, after whom a House of Commons bill in the UK known as Philomena’s Law was recently named, said the redress payment here needs to be extended to anyone who ever spent time in an institution.