Letters to the Editor: Compensate survivors before they all pass away

Survivors of mother and baby homes feel the responsibility for funding the potential redress lies with the Government

Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman's talk about a “modest” redress that would cost in the region of €1bn continues the Government’s strategy of procrastination and delay. Picture: Julien Behal Photography

Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman, speaking about a “modest” redress that would cost in the region of €1bn continues the Government’s strategy of procrastination and delay.

He knows that he has no idea of the true cost and he also knows that very few of the survivors would be able to access this redress even if it ever materialised.