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Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: ...Minister who is not slow to tackle the legacy issues he has inherited. As stated by others, children are no longer committed to St. Patrick's institution and a committee to investigate the Magdalen Laundries and a scheme to support and compensate the Magdalen women has been established. His expertise in family law will make a real difference in the future with the publication of the...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)

Dara Murphy: ...experience as a Deputy, no Minister has shown the compassion and work ethic that the Minister, Deputy Shatter, has shown. We saw that nationally in how he dealt with the issue of those who were in Magdalen laundries and the long overdue amnesty for deserters in the Second World War. On a personal level, I have also seen him engage with many people, including a young lady in Cork who...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)

...Area leading to the development of ground-breaking reciprocal visa arrangements; and — the clearing of the backlog of 22,000 applications for citizenship, the new citizenship ceremony and the granting of citizenship to 68,000 applicants; commends the Minister’s initiative to establish the Inter-Departmental Committee, chaired by Senator Martin McAleese, to investigate and...