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By Ciara Colhoun
media captionPaul Graham is glad the mother-and-baby home report has been published but believes the Church of Ireland should make an apology
The Church of Ireland should apologise for its involvement in running a Protestant mother and baby home in Dublin, one survivor has said.
Paul Graham, 81, spent his early childhood in Bethany Home - a place for unmarried mothers and their children.
The facility was included in an investigation into Ireland s mother and baby homes that found an appalling level of infant mortality .
The Church of Ireland has said it neither owned nor managed the home.
BBC News
By Ciara Colhoun
media captionPaul Graham is glad the mother-and-baby home report has been published but believes the Church of Ireland should make an apology
The Church of Ireland should apologise for its involvement in running a Protestant mother and baby home in Dublin, one survivor has said.
Paul Graham, 81, spent his early childhood in Bethany Home - a place for unmarried mothers and their children.
The facility was included in an investigation into Ireland s mother and baby homes that found an appalling level of infant mortality .
The Church of Ireland has said it neither owned nor managed the home.
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Thu, 14 Jan, 2021 - 11:00
Neil Michael
It’s easy to see how Tuam defined public perceptions of mother and baby homes.
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Mother and baby home survivors told they can request full paper copy of commission report if they want to read it
The department said no physical copies of the report were made available ahead of its online release. By Orla Dwyer Thursday 14 Jan 2021, 2:54 PM Jan 14th 2021, 2:54 PM 11,434 Views 12 Comments
File image at a Tuam mother and baby home silent vigil in 2018.
Image: Brian Farrell
Image: Brian Farrell
MOTHER AND BABY home survivors and their families have the option of receiving a paper copy of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation final report upon request, the Department of Children has said.
Lawyers working with former residents of mother and baby homes are to seek engagement with the Government amid concerns over the parameters of a proposed redress scheme.
The Government committed to a “bespoke ex gratia restorative recognition scheme” following the publication of the final report by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation.
The report suggested previous compensation models for residential institutions and Magdalene laundries could respectively be used for children born in such homes, and mothers. However, concerns have already emerged over the potential shape of such schemes as not all residents would be compensated under the Commission’s proposals.