Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 May 2022
195. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when all State records on the Magdalen laundries from the McAleese archive will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22470/22]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Government has committed to the establishment of a National Centre for Research and Remembrance on the site of the former Magdalen Laundry in Sean McDermott Street which will stand as a National Memorial to honour all those who were resident in Mother and Baby Homes, Industrial School, Reformatories, Magdalen Laundries and related institutions.
The approved proposals respond to Actions 7 and 15 of the Government Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions which jointly commit to the development of a National Memorial and Records Centre.
Through its design, the National Centre will not only deliver on relevant recommendations of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation but will also fulfil earlier commitments to develop a national memorial and archives for survivors of Magdalen laundries, Industrial Schools and reformatories. It is intended that the McAleese Archive will be part of this Records Centre.
