{"id":7337,"date":"2024-09-19T17:29:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=7337"},"modified":"2024-09-19T17:29:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:29:45","slug":"bessborough-planning-refusal-must-be-followed-by-sensitive-excavation-of-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/bessborough-planning-refusal-must-be-followed-by-sensitive-excavation-of-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Bessborough planning refusal must be followed by sensitive excavation of site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcoming An Bord Plean\u00e1la\u2019s decision to refuse planning permission for an apartment scheme at the former Bessborough mother and baby home in Cork, Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has repeated her call for a sensitive excavation of the grounds of the estate, which is widely believed to be a children\u2019s burial ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe latest refusal of planning permission for apartments on this site is a humane decision and marks a deserved victory for survivors of this notorious institution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf the more than 900 children who died while in the care of the nuns at Bessborough, over 800 are believed to be buried within its grounds. In fact, the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes found it very likely that the remains of infants are buried on the site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSignificantly, in its latest ruling, An Bord Plean\u00e1la said it considers that the potential exists for the presence of human remains and\/or burials at Bessborough, which was used as a mother and baby home between 1922 and 1998.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sincerely hope that this welcome decision finally closes the door on future insensitive planning applications for this site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am now calling on the Government to sanction a full investigation of the Bessborough grounds to conclusively establish the location of hundreds of babies\u2019 remains. This should involve sensitive excavation work followed by the dignified exhumation of any remains found.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimilar work is expected to commence at the Tuam mother and baby home site early next year and there is no reason why survivors of Bessborough should not be afforded the same opportunity in their quest for the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>September 19, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcoming An Bord Plean\u00e1la\u2019s decision to refuse planning permission for an apartment scheme at the former Bessborough mother and baby home in Cork, Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has repeated her call for a sensitive excavation of the grounds of the estate, which is widely believed to be a children\u2019s burial ground. \u201cThe latest refusal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[540,400,556,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-children","category-holly-cairns","category-mother-and-baby-homes","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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