237. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will include the survivors of Bethany Home in the Magdalen laundry redress mechanism noting the principle of due diligence which provides that where State authorities knew of actual human rights abuses by the non-State sector, as recorded, for example, during State inspections of Bethany under the Registration of Maternity Homes Act, and failed to take appropriate steps to prevent the violations or investigate and punish the perpetrators then the State bears the responsibility for the violations. [10706/13]

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237. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will include the survivors of Bethany Home in the Magdalen laundry redress mechanism noting the principle of due diligence which provides that where State authorities knew of actual human rights abuses by the non-State sector, as recorded, for example, during State inspections of Bethany under the Registration of Maternity Homes Act, and failed to take appropriate steps to prevent the violations or investigate and punish the perpetrators then the State bears the responsibility for the violations. [10706/13]

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