Review of testimony by mother and baby home survivors scrapped due to 'significant legal complexities'

In June 2021, Roderic O’Gorman announced plans to bring proposals to the Cabinet to appoint an international human rights expert to re-examine the written testimony given to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission and report back this year.

An independent review of testimony provided by mother and baby home survivors was scrapped by the Government over fears it could have sought to "alter" or "interrogate" the findings of the Commission.

The Children's Minister is due to appear before an Oireachtas Committee this afternoon, where he is expected to state that the international expert review was dropped because of "significant legal complexities".