The Government yesterday approved the publication of legislation to put the Commission on Child Abuse on a statutory footing. The commission, chaired by Judge Mary Laffoy of the High Court, is to inquire into abuse in State institutions and religious-run schools in Ireland going back to the 1940s. The legislation is to be published on Friday.
Legislation to help commission
The Government yesterday approved the publication of legislation to put the Commission on Child Abuse on a statutory footing
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