We would like to hear from you:
- To clarify your relationship and your family’s relationship to the Tuam institution.
- To consider the possibility that there is another living family member who may be eligible to give a DNA sample.
- To hear your concerns and wishes.
- To contribute to the consultation for the memorialisation process.
- To be kept up to date on work of ODAIT.
- If appropriate, to direct you to the Administrative Scheme or the Tuam Identification Programme.
If you are an ‘eligible family member’ as defined in the legislation, meaning that you (or someone you represent) is a child, parent, sibling, half-sibling, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, half-niece, half-nephew, grandniece or grandnephew of someone reasonably believed to be buried at the Site, you will have the opportunity to apply to take part in our Identification Programme in accordance with the staged approach foreseen in the Act.
If you are an elderly or vulnerable eligible family member, a DNA sample can be taken from you now under the Administrative Scheme. Details of both are here:
DNA Sample Collection: Identification Programme and Administrative Scheme
If you have been asked to advocate on behalf of an eligible family member who is vulnerable or elderly, please email info@dait.ie or contact us by phone or post with your details and we will contact you for more information.
All information that you volunteer will be kept in strict confidence, in line with GDPR legislation, and will not be shared with third parties without your express consent.
To help us with your enquiry, we would be grateful if you could supply the following information:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your phone number
- Your relationship to the person(s) believed to be buried at the site
- The name of the person(s) believed to be buried at the site
- Any other information that may help identify the person(s) believed to be buried at the site, such as date of birth, date of death, or other information that links to Tuam Mother and Baby Institution
Queries can be emailed to info@dait.ie, or alternatively please contact us by phone or post.
