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Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Your questions answered
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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*Historical and official sources may refer to these institutions by various names, and in some cases the Homes may have moved premises during their period of operation.
The Commision was established under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 which is available at the link below.
The Act provides that evidence will generally be received in private, except where a witness requests to give evidence in public and the Commission grants the request, or the Commission is satisfied that it is desirable in the interests of both the investigation and fair procedures to hear the evidence of a witness in public.
The Confidential Committee hearings were held in private.
Yes.
The Commission’s powers extend to all records relevant to its investigation irrespective of the status of the person or entity in possession of the records.
The Commission had no role in resolving identity or tracing relatives.
TUSLA, the Child and Family Agency, Information and Tracing services can be accessed at the following link:
The Adoption Authority of Ireland also has responsibility for maintaining the National Adoption Contact Preference Register which matches relatives parted through adoption, when both parties apply to join the Register. Information and Tracing services can be accessed at the following link:
The Commission had no power to award redress or compensation.