One of the questions in which I got the best responses from was the question -
After much effort and many published accounts from victims of the Magdalene Laundries, the Irish Government introduced a "Compensation Scheme". However, none of the women have yet received any money and three of these elderly women have passed away since then, receiving nothing. Do you think that this is fair? Can you think of another way that the government could help these survivors?
Some responses were:
- No Its not Fair. Government should compensate them and provide them a Basic needs.
- i don't think this is fair. The women should have gotten money way before now. The government could help by giving money to the families of the victims.
- Very unfair...these women should be compensated immediately. The government should look after their day to day needs and provide them with proper home care/nursing home care if needed and try to make amends for what the religious order did to these young women in the past.
- The Magdalene organisation and it's holdings should be dissolved and the assets split between the surviving women, this on top of compensation and back pay in line with the rate of inflation.
- No, it's not fair. If they were to receive compensation, they should have received it. This typical Irish delay tactics is just crazy. The poor ladies that have passed away. I'm not quite sure how it could be sped up though. Government policy should be in place regarding this to just look after the ladies.
- Absloutely unfair. Name the art college after one of them?
- NO that is very unfair, the women should be given financial compensation AND a public acknowledgement from the church and state as well as an apology.
- Monetary benefits will probably never make a drastic difference to most of these women. But it should be given along with apologies from the church of Ireland and government.
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