Up to 30 thousand mothers and children are being excluded from the Commission of Inquiry into Mother and Baby homes, according to a group of survivors.
The Coalition of Mother and Baby Home Survivors lodged a formal complaint at the offices of the inquiry in Dublin this afternoon, calling for the terms of reference to be widened to include all homes.
The Commission has been investigating issues around forced and illegal adoptions at Mother and Baby Homes since February last year, at 14 named institutions and a representative sample of county homes.
Independent Councillor Frances Timmons grew up in a Mother and Baby Home in Blackrock in Dublin thatÂ’s not included in the inquiry.
As todayÂ’s protest , he said he feels his experiences are being ignored.
Paul Redmond from the Coalition of Mother and Baby Home Survivors believes the Commission’s terms of reference are narrow to save money.
