Irish PM to apologize for massive abuse at mother and baby homes January 13, 2021 Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin is set to issue an apology to survivors. DUBLIN — After a long-awaited report laid bare the harm done by Ireland's homes for unmarried women and their babies, Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin is set to issue an apology to survivors. The 3,000-page report found that 9,000 children died in 18 different mother and baby homes during the 20th century. Fifteen percent of all children born in the homes died, almost double the nationwide infant mortality rate. Martin said the investigation laid bare “a deeply misogynistic culture” that meant thousands died prematurely or were faced with trauma for the rest of their lives.