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- Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)
Violet-Anne Wynne: ...the Government’s attempt to do the right thing and to right some serious wrongs that can never be undone but can go some way to help those who have suffered immense and serious trauma that has had life-long implications for them and their families. In the big picture of the various Bills and all the progress that has been made, they are really just gestures. They are what we can...
- Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...looking after the needs that people have, particularly where health is involved. We are talking about people who have been through huge pain. I would like to think the Government will work alongside the Opposition if we put forward amendments. There are obviously issues because there will be a financial aspect to some of the amendments, which creates a difficulty for us. I would...
- Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...schools, county homes and the mother and baby homes were all part of the same superstructure. There was a whole philosophy of putting people in residential institutions, often in ways that were a long way less than voluntary, and imposing significant hardship on them. Typically, these were people from the margins of society. In many instances, their experiences and what they endured...
- Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...enacted quickly. This is of the utmost importance. As of 31 December 2015, the Residential Institutions Redress Board had made awards of compensation to 15,579 survivors. These survivors, along with those who obtained a similar court award or settlement, would be eligible to access support provided for under this Bill. That is really welcome and important because not enough has been...
- Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)
Thomas Pringle: ...records of this House show that the State knew about it, going back to the 1930s. It was discussed in this House. It was not that the State did not know. The State facilitated it and passed it along to the church to allow it to carry it out because it was easy. The State said it did not have to deal with it but could pass it on to the church to look after. Then the State wrung its...
- Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)
Michael Collins: .... We are here to shed light on a distressing reality that many survivors of institutional abuse are currently grappling with. These individuals who have already endured so much are now facing long waits, often exceeding a year, to access crucial counselling services. This situation has been exacerbated by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic leading to a significant regression in their...
- Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: ...to that work and I know she is coming to retirement. I wish to acknowledge that work, thank her for it and say that she had a positive impact on many people's lives. She took them through very bad, long and hard days and ordeals. It is nice to acknowledge a person and say, "Thank you very much", and that his or her life's work made a difference. People are critical of the Bill. We...