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Seanad: State Claims Agency: Motion (7 Oct 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: ...acknowledgement when the State is in the wrong and adequate redress for survivors and victims of the State's wrongdoings. I would do a disservice to the survivors of symphysiotomy, the victims of the Magdalen laundries and industrial schools and brave citizens such as Louise O'Keeffe if I did not highlight some of the hypocrisy at play. It was mentioned that the State Claims Agency was...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: ...a black hole. The social stigma around being unmarried irks me, as do other facets of Catholic guilt that have borne down very heavily on Irish women across history and seen such issues as the Magdalen laundries, Dr. Neary and symphysiotomy visited upon them. Underlying mental health issues is another factor, as are the dire economic circumstances that we face. These factors, or a...

Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)

Kathryn Reilly: ...to turn a blind eye to what was happening. In that regard I record my party's disappointment at the State's refusal to acknowledge its role in the abuses that took place in Bethany Home and the Magdalene Laundries, and therefore the rights of victims of those institutions. In opposition, the Labour Party took the position that the survivors of those institutions should be included in the...