Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme
The Mother and Baby Institutions Scheme is administered by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
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I was a child or mother in a Mother and Baby /County Home Institution and I do not know the details of the institution I was in, where can I get this information?
If you were a mother or child in a Mother and Baby and/or County Home Institution and you do not know which institution it was, you may submit a Data Subject Access Request to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
How do I submit a Data Subject Access Request to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth?
If you would like to access your personal data which may be held in the records of the Mother and Baby and/or County Institutions investigated by the Commission of Investigation, you may submit a Data Subject Access Request Form to the Department and email the form to the following address: sar@equality.gov.ie
Where can I get the Data Subject Access Form to send to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth?
You can request a copy of the Data Subject Access Form by emailing the Department at: sar@equality.gov.ie or by visiting their website, where you can download a copy of the form.
If your request relates to an Institution which is not included on the list of the Mother and Baby and County Homes Institutions investigated by the Commission of Investigation, you may wish to forward your subject access request to the organisation which is relevant to your particular situation.
What records does Tusla hold that are covered by the payment scheme?
You can view a list of records held by Tusla below.
How do I submit a Data Subject Access Request to Tusla?
You can submit a Data Subject Access Request by emailing your request to: adoptionfoidp@tusla.ie or by calling Tusla on: 0818-44-55-00, Monday to Friday, from 10am.
How do I apply for birth Information under the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 to Tusla?
Alternatively, if you were a child in a Mother and Baby Institution you can apply for your birth information at www.birthinfo.ie
Records held by Tusla included in the Payment Scheme are listed below
Institutions relevant for general payment, work-related payment and health supports (subject to time spent)
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Name of Institution | Alternative name institution is known by | Concluding year |
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Cork County Home | County Home section of St.Finbarr’s Hospital, Co. Cork | 1960 Limited Records Held by Tusla |
Cork (Fermoy) County Home | St. Patrick’s Hospital Fermoy, Co. Cork | 1969 Limited Records Held by Tusla |
Donegal (Stranorlar) County Home | St. Joseph’s Stranorlar, Co. Donegal | 1964 – Limited Records Held by Tusla |
Galway (Loughrea) County Home | St. Brendan’s Home, Loughrea | 1964 Limited Records Held by Tusla |
The Tuam Children’s Home | 1961 | |
Sean Ross Abbey, County Tipperary | 1969 |
Institutions relevant for general payment and health supports (subject to time spent)
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Name of Institution | Concluding year |
|---|---|
St. Patrick’s/Pelletstown, Navan Road, Dublin 7 | 1998 |
Bessborough Mother and Baby Home, Cork, Co. Cork | 1998 |
Manor House, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath | 1971 |
Árd Mhuire, Dunboyne, Co. Meath | 1991 |
Bethany Home, Dublin | 1971 Limited Records Held by Tusla |
Denny House, Dublin | 1994 Limited Records Held by Tusla |
The Regina Coeli Hostel, Dublin | 1998 Limited Records Held by Tusla |
The Castle, Newtowncunningham, Co. Donegal | 1998 Limited Records Held by Tusla |
St. Gerard’s, Dublin | 1939 Limited Records Held by Tusla |
St. Kevin’s Institution (initially the Dublin Union), Dublin | 1935 Limited Records Held by Tusla |