Sinn F\u00e9in TD for Dublin South West Se\u00e1n Crowe has said that the comments from Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Roderic O\u2019Gorman that there was broad consensus in the D\u00e1il on the sealing of the Mother and Baby Homes records was \u201cfar from reality\u201d, saying that, barring the usual couple of Independents who back the Government at every turn, Sinn F\u00e9in and the other parties voted against his attempts to deny the truth to survivors and their families.<\/p>\n
Teachta Crowe said:<\/p>\n
\u201cSinn F\u00e9in did not support the Government\u2019s Bill to seal the records of the Mother and Baby Homes. For the Minister to say that there was a broad consensus in the D\u00e1il last night is an attempt to paint us all with the one brush when there was nearly 70 votes against his rotten legislation last night.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernment TDs, the Minister included, are falling over themselves this morning to spin and spoof that this is about protecting victims and survivors when it couldn\u2019t be further from reality. They pushed forward to rush through the Mother and Baby Homes Bill and it is nothing short of disgraceful.<\/p>\n
\u201cSinn F\u00e9in appealed to the Minister to ensure that survivors\u2019 voices were at the centre of his approach. I believe he failed to listen to their objections in a respectful and compassionate way. Minister O\u2019Gorman also refused any attempts by the opposition to amend or reform this cruel and unjust legislation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no doubt survivors and those who are seeking their records will remember this betrayal long after this government.<\/p>\n
\u201cI fear like many others that this is another indication of the usual weak and useless approach of the Green Party in Government. Once again playing the mud guard to the larger parties and not standing up for what is right and just.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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