Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The purpose of section 21 is to amend the mother and baby institutions payment scheme 2023 to take account of the supports to be provided under this Bill. The 2023 Act currently provides that a person who has benefitted from the Magdalen laundries scheme will not be eligible for a health support payment and the proposed amendment will ensure this will also apply to former residents who received a health support payment under section 5 of the Bill. The amendment will also provide that the chief deciding officer of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme can process relevant data for this purpose and can exchange relevant data with the Department of Education.