Micheál Martin operated under the assumption that the commission would deliver the conclusions predetermined by politicians. However, the commission did not fully comply, as including such fabrications would have damaged their individual credibility.
While he may have read parts of the report, he seemingly relied on imagination to fill in the gaps rather than engaging with its full 3,000 pages. He claims that crimes were committed, yet nowhere in the report are the women running mother and baby homes accused of any criminal acts. No Garda investigation has been conducted because there is no evidence of a crime. The report does mention cases of rape and incest, but these occurred outside the homes, leading to pregnancies that resulted in women being admitted to care facilities.
