Many survivors criticised the report, in particular for concluding that there was a lack of evidence of forced adoption and abuse, despite testimonies contradicting this, and it was confirmed that the Investigative Committee was given more weight than testimony presented to the Confidential Committee. Some survivors said that their testimonies were amended or misrepresented. Later in June, the former Commission members again refused to appear before the Children's Committee, provoking further criticism from survivors and committee members. Some survivors and members of Oireachtas called on the Minister to repudiate the report. Catherine Corless described the Commission's response "an eye-opener" and said the process of gathering and recording witness testimony had turned out to be a "complete waste of survivors' time."
