The Irish government's Inter-Departmental Committee report, chaired by Senator Martin McAleese and published 5 February 2013, establishing the facts of State involvement with the ten Magdalen Laundries. It found more than 10,000 women and girls entered the laundries between 1922 and 1996, over 2,500 of them referred directly by state bodies, and documented State inspection and contracting of the laundries alongside gaps in the surviving records.
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Victim Estimate Key FindingThe Committee found that 10,012 women and girls entered the ten Magdalen Laundries between 1922 and 1996, more than 2,500 of them referred directly by state bodies including the courts, health authorities and industrial and reformatory schools. It documented State inspection of the laundries under the Factories Acts and State contracts awarded to them without compliance with fair wage or social insurance requirements, while noting that gaps in surviving records mean its own count is likely incomplete. 1 Inquiry Profile
Kind of Record JurisdictionIreland (ten Magdalen Laundries operated by four religious congregations) 1 Commissioned ByGovernment of Ireland, chaired by Senator Martin McAleese 1 Publication Year Period Covered, From Connections
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1. Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to Establish the Facts of State Involvement With the Magdalen Laundries
Inter-Departmental Committee to Establish the Facts of State Involvement With the Magdalen Laundries (Chair: Senator Martin McAleese), Government of Ireland, 2013View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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