{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/68a2edac723d70ad12cb1479?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"'Unfair' to Make Nuns Contribute to the Mother and Baby Home Redress Scheme - 18/08/2025","description":"<p>A religious order has said being asked to contribute to the State's mother and baby home redress scheme is “akin to asking a frontline worker in 50 years’ time to be held accountable for the failures of the current HSE”, new records show.</p><p><br></p><p>Representatives for the Sisters of Mercy made the comments during a meeting with former children’s minister Roderic O’Gorman on December 13, 2021, where it was claimed it would be \"unfair\" to make the nuns pay, as they were \"just workers\".</p><p><br></p><p>Following publication of the Commission of Investigation report into mother and baby homes, eight religious-run orders were asked by the Department of Children to contribute to the €800m redress scheme that was rolled out last year for survivors.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Alison O’Reilly from The Irish Examiner joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us more about this. </p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}