Mother and baby homes inquiry
Joan Collins questions whether the proposed mother and baby homes inquiry will examine sexual abuse allegations involving Westbank Orphanage survivors. The Taoiseach says the inquiry proposal is nearing announcement and that the Minister is considering the difficult case.
Regarding the proposed mother and baby homes inquiry, how can the Taoiseach square stating in the Chamber last Wednesday week that all incidents of sexual abuse should be examined when the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs was at the same time telling the Westbank Orphanage survivors that sexual or any other kind of abuse will not be examined in the proposed mother and baby homes inquiry?
Comment on this
I think that is due to go fairly soon. The Minister has done considerable work on it and I think he will make an announcement reasonably quickly. I will advise the Deputy as to its status.
Comment on this
What about the Westbank Orphanage survivors?