The revelations contained in the report have clearly put it in an
uncomfortable position. Despite the shock displayed once the Tuam babies
story went global — it is now clear that the Government had possession
of a report showing a higher death rate in Bessborough almost two years
earlier.
When the report, compiled as part of the HSE’s examination of the State’s role in the Magdalene Laundries as part of the McAleese inquiry, was made public by the Irish Examiner in June, along with equally disturbing material relating to Tuam Mother and Baby Home, the reaction of Government was to first deny it had ever seen it, then admit that, in fact, two departments had the report before finally labelling the entire study “conjecture”.
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When the report, compiled as part of the HSE’s examination of the State’s role in the Magdalene Laundries as part of the McAleese inquiry, was made public by the Irish Examiner in June, along with equally disturbing material relating to Tuam Mother and Baby Home, the reaction of Government was to first deny it had ever seen it, then admit that, in fact, two departments had the report before finally labelling the entire study “conjecture”.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/analysis/mother-and-baby-homes-revelations-put-state-in-uncomfortable-position-346552.html