Irish Examiner view: Final Mother and Baby Homes report must be repudiated

Children’s committee chairwoman Kathleen Funchion said there were so many holes in the report that it should not be allowed to stand

Mother and baby homes Commission of Investigation final report volumes 1 to 6 photographed at the Tuam site. Picture: Andy Newman

It is profoundly disappointing that members of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission have refused to appear before an Oireachtas children’s committee to answer questions about a report that continues to cause survivors suffering. 

The fact that the news broke in the media was a further blow.