The Taoiseach Enda Kenny is set to make a formal apology to the survivors of the Magdalene laundries during a special Dáil debate this evening.
The Cabinet is also expected to approve a financial package including counselling and healthcare treatment for the one thousand surviving women who spent time in the laundries.
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Earlier this month a report said there is clear evidence of state involvement in the running of the laundries, and said many of the women who spent time there were sent there by institutions of the state.
However the government is anxious to avoid creating a scheme which would involve hefty legal bills for the state.
