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What action did the Irish government take in response to the Magdalene laundries scandal?

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The Irish government launched an investigation into the country’s former Magdalene laundries in 2011 and published its report, known as the McAleese Report, in February 2013. That same month Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny issued a formal apology to Magdalene survivors. The Irish government also paid compensation to more than 800 survivors of the laundries.