Mother and baby home report identifies Tuam as one of nine meriting investigation

Galway Bay fm newsroom – The newly published Mother and Baby home report has identified Tuam as one of the nine ‘core’ homes meriting investigation
Judge Yvonne Murphy, the author of a report into the practice of symphysiotomy, has been announced as the Chair of the official Commission of Inquiry into the homes.
Children’s Minister James Reilly says the full terms of reference for the inquiry could take some time to finalise.
The government report has found evidence that the remains of almost 500 ‘unclaimed’ infants were used for medical examination.
The inter-departmental report says the remains of 474 dead children were transferred to medical schools between 1940 and 1965 – seemingly without the consent of their families.
The report also finds that nearly 2,000 children from the homes were put up for adoption in the United States – with little or no records on parental consent.