Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 October 2017
544. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the location of a burial ground for an institution (details supplied); and if there are records of those that died while resident in that institution. [41270/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraIt is important to state that my Department does not hold any records from the institution known as St. Patrick's Mother and Baby Home. A cohort of files from this former institution are held by TUSLA, the Child and Family Agency, and may be accessed by relevant parties through their Information and Tracing Services.
As the Deputy may be aware, St. Patrick's Mother and Baby Home is one of the institutions currently being investigated by the ongoing Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters. As part of its terms of reference, the Commission is directed to investigate and to make a report on burial arrangements in respect of persons who died while resident in these institutions. In the course of investigating these matters, the Commission will identify the sources of information and records most relevant to these issues.
