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Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: I move on to the Magdalen fund. Can the witnesses provide the committee with an up-to-date position on the 19 cases in respect of applicants with capacity issues? I think there were 25 other cases on hand at the end of 2016. Can we have the up-to-date position on them? Can the witnesses tell us how many applications have been received in total, how many have been successful and what the...

Order of Business (19 Jun 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: ...the Dáil rises for the summer recess, with the investigation due to start before the end of the year. Is that still the case? Could the Minister also confirm or deny the proposal to include Magdalen laundries and county homes as part of the commission of investigation? Could the Minister further provide some detail and a timeframe for the consultation that will take place with the...

Bethany Home: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: .... On 7 October 2010, Deputy Kathleen Lynch issued a statement and I will quote from that statement:The continued refusal of the Government to include former residents of the Bethany Homes and the Magdalene Laundries under the provisions of the Residential Institutional Redress Scheme is a running sore ... As a result, the survivors have been deprived of the opportunity of having their...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (20 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I welcome what the Minister has said on the last point. The prudent decision to include a figure for this year in the context of the current examination of the Magdalen laundries issue is also a positive step. As the Minister said in his opening remarks, letters have been issued or are about to be issued. I think that is the right thing to do, even if most of the payments will be made in...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: ...is passed. The last thing we want is that all this work would be in vain. All too often we hear about the neglect, abuse and exploitation of children. I refer to the Private Members' motion on the Magdalene laundries and the Bethany home. That debate brought home to many of us - who may not have been very aware - of the reality of what life was like in those institutions. After that...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: ...because this is a missed opportunity for all Members to speak with one voice on behalf of the victims. As the previous two speakers outlined, the primary purpose of the motion is to keep the issue of the Magdalene laundries at the top of the political agenda and try to finally arrive at a position where the Government will act decisively and swiftly, unlike previous Governments, by...