Government must take responsibility for the women of the Magdalene Laundries \u2013 Deputy S\u00e9an Crowe<\/p>\n
Sinn F\u00e9in Education Spokesperson Se\u00e1n Crowe has welcomed the comments from the special rapporteur on child protection and child law Geoffrey Shannon who this week criticised the State\u2019s refusal to accept responsibility for the Magdalene Laundry issue.<\/p>\n
Deputy Crowe said: \u201cGeoffrey Shannon\u2019s scathing criticism of the Government for failing to accept responsibility for the plight of the women of the Magdalene Laundries is a timely reminder of the State\u2019s failings to protect its citizens.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt comes a week after the passing of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill when Sinn F\u00e9in amendments calling for the establishment of separate redress boards for the Magdalene Women and the survivors of Bethany Home were rejected by Education Minister Ruair\u00ed Quinn.<\/p>\n
\u201cI fully agree with Mr Shannon\u2019s assessment of the women and girls in the Magdalene Laundries whose treatment can be constituted as slavery as defined under the 1930 Forced Labour Convention of the International Labour Organisation, which Ireland signed in 1931. There also should be a criminal probe into the Magdalene Laundries; an unequivocal apology on behalf of the State and a properly resourced system of redress to compensate and help the surviving women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThe Government\u2019s failure to act on this issue contrasts with what many Labour and FG TD\u2019s said when in opposition and this is contributing to the hurt and suffering of the survivors of institutions like the Magdalene Laundries.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn view of Geoffrey Shannon’s criticism it is time for the Government to act now and help those who were treated like slaves in places that were supposed to be safe havens and places of care.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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