The survivors of industrial and reformatory schools who’ve been on hunger strike say they’d a positive meeting with the Taoiseach and Minister for Education.
The four protestors, who range in age from 57 to 73, are now on their 40th day of hunger strike.
They’ve also been sleeping in a tent outside Leinster House since September 21st.
Maurice Patton O’Connell, Miriam Moriarty Owens and Mary Donovan were child inmates of Pembroke Alms Industrial School in Tralee, while Mary Dunlevy Greene attended an industrial school in Limerick.
Their demands include the provision of Health Amendment Act (HAA) Cards that provide enhanced medical cover and a full state contributory pension to survivors of industrial and reform schools.
The four protestors met with Taoiseach Mícheál Martin and Minister for Education Helen McEntee yesterday evening for over two hours.
Maurice Patton O’Connell says it was a positive meeting and they agreed to meet Kieran Mulvey who has been appointed as mediator on Monday.
He says they won’t come off the hunger strike until they meet the negotiator and get commitments from Government:
