Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 December 2013
158. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of mother and baby homes that were inspected in the State prior to and after the passing of the 1952 Act; under what authority were they carried out and the actions taken; and where the records of such inspections can be found and viewed. [52059/13]
View answerAs mother and baby homes were first required to register (with local authorities) in 1934, the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available within this Department. All such local authority records would be held in the National Archives. The search and retrieval of the information requested would therefore be very costly and time consuming to assemble. However, the Deputy can contact my office with specific details such as a particular time frame or home and I will arrange for officials in my Department to investigate further.
