Burials Bill: New law will allow for Tuam mother and baby home and other sites to be excavated
The restriction on the jurisdiction of the coroner has been removed entirely from the legislation.
Source: thejournal.ie
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The restriction on the jurisdiction of the coroner has been removed entirely from the legislation.
The Irish government is to publish new legislation on excavating mass graves like the site at Tuam.
Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman will bring the draft legislation to Cabinet this morning.
If the legislation passes in the coming months, the site of the former mother and baby institution in Tuam may finally be excavated.
Survivors say they will keep protesting until the scheme is changed.