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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (23 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that I cannot comment on individual cases. However, I can advise that Judge Quirke recommended that any ex gratia payment in excess of €50,000 would be paid to the Magdalen woman by way of weekly instalments.Judge Quirke also recommended that "additional income ex-gratia payments, (payable to women entitled to payments in excess of €50,000) will not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (10 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: An Grianán was established by the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity in the 1960's specifically for the care of teenagers and while on the same site as the Magdalen Laundry, St Mary's Refuge in High Park Drumcondra, it served a different purpose to the traditional Magdalen institution which dated back to the 19th century and was open to women of all ages. There were a number of different...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (24 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014, which was passed by the Oireachtas earlier this month, makes special provision for free access to health services for women who were resident in Magdalen Laundries and similar institutions. The services being provided are precisely those recommended by Judge Quirke. Judge Quirke made no comment, one way or another, on 'Complementary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (24 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...is required for most women and what is required for those lacking full mental capacity including those women that are in institutional settings. I can advise the Deputy that women who were in the Magdalen laundries are already covered under section 21 of the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act 2009 which makes provision for persons to act as care representatives in respect of any person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014, which is currently at Committee stage in the Seanad, makes special provision for free access to health services for women who were resident in Magdalen Laundries and similar institutions. The services being provided are precisely those recommended by Judge Quirke. Judge Quirke made no comment, one way or another, on 'Complementary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that women who were in the Magdalen Laundries are already covered under section 21 of the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act 2009 which makes provision for persons to act as care representatives in respect of any person applying for support under that Act. The Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Bill 2014, which is awaiting Committee stage in the Dáil, will...

Other Questions: Redress for Women in Certain Institutions (19 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for her question and her interest in this area and the support last night for the passage of the Bill which provides for medical services for women who were in the Magdalen homes. I am very pleased to say the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill was passed in the Dáil without a division and I thank all Deputies on the opposite side of the...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...hope can be enacted quickly so that the women can access these health services. In response to Deputy Joan Collins’ point about the services available under the HAA card that are not available to the Magdalen women, those services arose because the women had hepatitis C. Judge Quirke, when he analysed this, said it would not be appropriate for many of them because the Magdalen...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...is doing, Judge Quirke's specific recommendation, on page 45 of the report, was that the State would fund, establish and accommodate a small, dedicated unit to provide a range of supports to the Magdalen women. We have established such a unit, which is focused on providing all assistance and obtaining the monetary benefits for the Magdalen women. Once the Bill has been enacted, the HSE...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: To date, €18 million has been paid out. The amounts range from €11,000 to someone who spent a weekend in a Magdalen home to €100,000 to other women. The women concerned are in daily contact with the Department and I have already said in the House that the advocates representing them have talked positively about the service they have received. I reject the...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...that services can be private or public. I explained last week that both private and public services were to be included and that I was bringing forward an amendment to make this very clear. The Magdalen women and those who contracted hepatitis C are not identical and face different circumstances, as Mr. Justice Quirke recognised. He said the scheme needed to be adapted. When I spoke...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...; home nursing; counselling services; chiropody; podiatry and physiotherapy. All of these services are specified in section 2 and will be made available free of charge to the women who were in Magdalen laundries. It is incorrect to say, as has been said by some Deputies, that the Health (Amendment) Act 1996, HAA, provides for alternative therapies such as massage, aromatherapy,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (17 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Government is committed to full implementation of the Quirke Report. Significant progress has been made on the implementation of the Magdalen Redress Scheme. To date, a decision has been made on 87% of the applications received and 503 applicants have been paid their lump sums at a cost of nearly €18.5m. Judge Quirke recommended that the women should have access to an enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (17 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen Laundries - The McAleese Report - was published on the 5th February 2013 and gave a fully comprehensive answer to the question posed by its terms of reference. The Report, a detailed, carefully researched document running to over 1,000 pages, has been...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...some of the benefits that were applicable to women who had hepatitis C would require suitable adaptation in terms of the legislation in this arena for women who were in various institutions. The scheme proposed for the Magdalen women does not have those adaptations because people suffering from hepatitis C required some products outside the normal range of drugs available. That does not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (10 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...required for most women and what is required for those lacking full mental capacity including those women that are in institutional settings. I can advise the Deputy that women who were in the Magdalen laundries are already covered under section 21 of the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act 2009 which makes provision for persons to act as care representatives in respect of any person...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...hepatitis C as a result of contaminated blood transfusions and that some of the benefits were not directly applicable and that the scheme would require suitable adaptation. The scheme proposed for the Magdalen women does have such adaptations. People suffering from hepatitis C required some products outside the normal range of drugs available and that does not apply to the Magdalen...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (4 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...to the Vote for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for the migration of payroll services to its new payroll shared services centre. Last year there was a provision in the Estimate for the Magdalen laundries of €23 million, most of which has been paid. The disbursed amount is €18 million. The Estimate provision in that regard is €11.5 million this year....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (3 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...women receive medical services equivalent to those provided by the holder of a HAA card and he also advised that “not all of the services described in the Guide may be directly relevant to the Magdalen women and any comparable Guide for the Magdalen women would require suitable adaptation. Judge Quirke also recommended that legislation was required to give effect to this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (3 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...women receive medical services equivalent to those provided by the holder of a HAA card and he also advised that “not all of the services described in the Guide may be directly relevant to the Magdalen women and any comparable Guide for the Magdalen women would require suitable adaptation. Judge Quirke also recommended that legislation was required to give effect to this...