The Minister for Children, Katherine Zappone, will push for a compensation scheme for those who were sent to mother and baby homes.
The options for government would include a compensation scheme like that in place for victims of residential abuse, which resulted in average payouts of €62,000, or a fund to pay for housing, education and health services for survivors.
In the past decade, the state has paid compensation to victims of abuse in industrial...
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