An investigation by Ombudsman Peter Tyndall
has found that some women who worked in the Magdalen laundries have
been wrongly refused access to the Magdalen Restorative Justice scheme.
In his report ‘Opportunity Lost’, issued today, the Ombudsman also
criticises other aspects of the Department of Justice and Equality’s
administration of the scheme.
The investigation follows a number
of complaints to the Ombudsman from women who had lived in convents and
worked in the laundries. The Department of Justice & Equality
refused their applications as, it said, the women were not in one of the
12 institutions covered by the scheme
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