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The State believes parts of Derek Leinster’s case fall outside the statute of limitations.
Leinster has campaigned for over 20 years for the inclusion of Bethany Home and other Protestant institutions in redress schemes.
Leinster, who was born in Bethany Home in Dublin in 1941, has campaigned for redress for over 20 years.
The group, who all lived in the Protestant mother and baby home, hope the letter will lead to some progress in their case.
The name of a mother who died in childbirth was also added to one of the monuments.
The stone will be unveiled next week.
Derek Leinster said that he believes that instead, Bethany Home survivors should be given redress before many of them die.
The Bethany Home Survivors’ Group has identified over 200 children from the home who were buried at Mount Jerome cemetery.
One of those involved in tracking down the names said it brought them “great sadness”.
The survivor who wants to bring the case said that it had taken 23 years to get to this point.
They have been included in the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes, but Bethany Home survivors say they can’t wait another two years.
That makes 227 names in total on the Bethany memorial .
Survivors want a fully inclusive inquiry into what happened to them.
The founder of one survivors’ group said they don’t want any more p
It is anticipated the terms of reference of the Commission of Inquiry will be discussed by Cabinet next week.
Mother and baby homes, including one group from a Protestant home, met with Minister James Reilly this month.
James Reilly isn’t so sure.
One child was taken to hospital with severe whooping cough, conjunctivitis and infected feet.
Children’s Minister Charlie Flanagan has encouraged those who wish to make a submission to “act without delay”.
The Bethany Home is to be investigated by the Government’s Commission for Investigation into mother-and-baby homes.
The Children’s Minister Charlie Flanagan said today that he was conscious of the grievances felt by those connected to the Bethany Home, a protestant-run home on Dublin’s Orwell Road.
Sinn Féin’s deputy leader has called for a public inquiry to look into all mother and baby homes nationwide.
Mary Lou McDonald said that the coalition has to date “flatly and coldly refused the Bethany survivors the dignity of recognition”.
The children were extremely young, with some dying from syphilis, convulsions, heart failure and malnutrition.
The names of children who died while at the home are due to be released in the hope people will find their relations who lived there.
The memorial is dedicated to the young babies and children who died while in the care of the home between 1922 and 1949.
The Dáil debated the lack of redress for the survivors this week.
The government’s decision not to provide a redress scheme for survivors of the Dublin home will come under scrutiny tonight and tomorrow.
Correspondence about a memorial has been sent to Minister Shatter, who is said to be considering the information.
Derek Leinster said that there has been some good news regarding a memorial at Mount Jerome cemetery.
The night will also serve as the relaunch for two of Derek Leinster’s books, Hannah’s Shame and Destiny Unknown.
Derek Leinster has said that he would like Enda Kenny to set up a small committee “to do the right thing”.
Parallels have been made between the Bethany Home case and that of the Magadalene Laundries.
The survivors are to regroup and consider their options in their fight for redress.
Three years ago Kathleen Lynch said the government’s refusal to include the Bethany Home in a redress scgeme was a “running sore”. Yesterday she said the government’s decision to refuse redress was an “appropriate one”.
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One survivor said he was “devastated” by the decision which was announced by government in a statement this evening.
The men and women, who say they were neglected while in the care of the home, met with the North’s Deputy First Minister yesterday.
The group say that they have suffered physical and mental wounds due to their time in Bethany Home.