Back Coimisiún Imscrúdúcháin Árais Máithreacha agus Leanaí, 2021 Irish Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation Italian 母嬰之家醜聞 Chinese
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| Established | 17 February 2015 |
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| Dissolved | 28 February 2021 |
| Legal status | Commission of investigation |
| Purpose | To investigate and report on practices in Irish Mother and Baby Homes |
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| Coordinates | 53°20′05″N 6°14′44″W / 53.3346°N 6.2456°W |
Chairperson | Judge Yvonne Murphy |
Key people | William Duncan, Mary E. Daly |
Budget | €7 million per annum, approximately |
| Website | mbhcoi |
The Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation (officially the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters) was a judicial commission of investigation, established in 2015 by the Irish government to investigate deaths and misconduct during the 20th century in mother and baby homes—institutions, most run by Catholic religious nuns, where unwed women were sent to deliver their babies.[1] It was set up following statements that the bodies of up to 800 babies and children may have been interred in an unmarked mass grave in the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home, located in Tuam, County Galway. Its remit additionally covered investigation into the records of and the practices at an additional thirteen Mother and Baby Homes. The members of the three-person Commission were Judge Yvonne Murphy (chairperson), Dr William Duncan and Professor Mary E. Daly.
Originally scheduled to issue its final report by February 2018, the Commission was granted a series of extensions.[2][3] In January 2021, the final report detailed that around 9,000 children, one in seven of those born in the 18 institutions covered by the Commission's terms of reference, had died in them between 1922 and 1998, double the rate of infant mortality in the general population.[4] The final report was published on 12 January.[4] On 13 January 2021, Taoiseach Micheál Martin made a formal apology to survivors on behalf of the state.[5][6] The Commission was subsequently dissolved on 28 February 2021.
- ^ Fox, Kara (12 January 2021). "Ireland's 'brutally misogynistic culture' saw the death of 9,000 children in mother and baby homes, report finds". Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "One-year extension for mother and baby home probe". RTÉ. 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Fourth Interim Report on the Commission of Mother and Baby Homes" (PDF). Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters. 22 January 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2020.; "Sixth Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters)". gov.ie. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.; "Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes seeks extension to complete its work due to COVID-19 restrictions". gov.ie. 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b "9,000 children died in Irish mother-and-baby homes, report finds". NBC News. 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Corcoran, Jody (10 January 2021). "Mother and Baby Homes report will reveal 9,000 children died in 18 institutions investigated". Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Carroll, Rory (13 January 2021). "Irish church and state apologise for callous mother and baby homes". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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