The Irish prime minister has issued an apology on behalf of the state following an investigation into the country's mother and baby homes, which revealed an "appalling level of infant mortality” at the institutions.
Speaking to lawmakers on Wednesday, Prime Minister Micheál Martin apologized on behalf of the state for the “profound and generational wrong” visited on the survivors of mother-and-baby homes.
"I apologize for the shame and stigma which they were subjected to and which, for some, remains a burden to this day,” Martin said.
Martin added that the government would act on the report and make legislative changes necessary to “at least start to heal the wounds that endure.”
Irish PM apologizes on behalf of the state for the ‘profound generational wrong’ inflicted on mother-and-baby-home residents — RT World News
Speaking to lawmakers on Wednesday, Prime Minister Micheál Martin apologized on behalf of the state for the “profound and generational wrong” visited on the survivors of mother-and-baby homes.
"I apologize for the shame and stigma which they were subjected to and which, for some, remains a burden to this day,” Martin said.
A report from the official inquiry, which was six years in the making, highlighted that around 9,000 children died in 18 of the institutions across Ireland, representing 15 percent of all those who were born in the homes.
Martin added that the government would act on the report and make legislative changes necessary to “at least start to heal the wounds that endure.”
Irish PM apologizes on behalf of the state for the ‘profound generational wrong’ inflicted on mother-and-baby-home residents — RT World News
