Public should contribute to Mother and Baby Home redress scheme, says senator

Senator Ronan Mullen denied he was trying to take the spotlight off the role of the Catholic church.

Senator Mullen said that while the Mother and Baby Home report had highlighted a “sad and sobering picture” of how women and children were failed by the State, wider society, religious orders and the church, there was also “a community and family dimension.” Picture: Collins

Independent Senator Ronan Mullen has called for a national voluntary collection to allow individuals and families to contribute to a redress package for survivors of Mother and Baby Homes because there was a community element to the issue.

Speaking on Newstalk Breakfast, Senator Mullen said that while the Mother and Baby Home report had highlighted a “sad and sobering picture” of how women and children were failed by the State, wider society, religious orders and the church, there was also “a community and family dimension”.