"When the independent TD says she is a champion of women and the vulnerable, you know she is the only one with the ­voting record to back it up The important moments in our history tend to happen far from Áras an Uachtaráin. You would be better ­looking ­towards Dáil Éireann, at meetings behind closed doors, or even at crowds gathered in streets across the island. But for mother and baby homes survivors since 2020, it is the Convention Centre in Dublin that they cannot look away from."
"In October of that year, ­socially distanced and in the Oireachtas's temporary pandemic home, TDs took their seats. The majority voted to seal the records of survivors of state and church abuse for 30 years. At the time, the Justice for Magdalenes ­Research group and the Adoption Rights ­Alliance said the vote "means no one will be able to access their ­personal records about their disappeared ­relatives or babies who are buried in unmarked graves"."
The piece links an independent TD's voting record to advocacy for women and vulnerable people. Important political moments often occur away from Áras an Uachtaráin, in Dáil Éireann, closed-door meetings, or public gatherings. Since 2020, mother and baby homes survivors have focused attention on the Convention Centre in Dublin. In October 2020, TDs met socially distanced in the Oireachtas's temporary pandemic venue and voted to seal survivors' records for 30 years. The majority vote prevented access to personal records about disappeared relatives and babies buried in unmarked graves, according to Justice for Magdalenes Research and the Adoption Rights Alliance.
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