A Cavan resident says that the Children’s Minister has lost the trust of former residents and survivors of the mother and baby homes.
Claire McGetterick of Bailieborough is the Co-Director of Clann, a group that advocates on behalf of those who spent time in one of these homes.
She says they are totally opposed to the proposed amendments to the bill regarding the records of the Commission of Investigation and their transfer to Tusla, as well as the sealing of remaining records for 30 years.
Minster Roderic O’Gorman says the amendments would see a copy of the database retained in the archives, as well as the ability for witnesses to redact their names.
However, Claire feels the bill is being rushed due to the final submission by the commission at the end of October, and that the Minister has the power to do more to resolve this.
She also says the whole thing is ‘bizarre’, with a lack of consultation and the amendments creating difficulty for survivors to access their own records.
Speaking to Shannonside Northern Sound Claire expressed concern that there was no clarity on how much information would be redacted:
