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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022 (24 May 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Did Senator Clonan want to add a comment?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022 (24 May 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I was also going to ask about trauma-informed supports. Part of the difficulty is that when people contact us as Deputies and Senators we direct them to the national helpline. I know there is no waiting time for those who are survivors of mother and baby institutions but often people will not engage in the process because they know it will not be of much benefit. It is a missed opportunity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: We have had a number of meetings to date, and it is important to say that there are a lot of solutions. I refer to the Children and Family Relationships Act. We have a tendency in this country, when faced with something complex, not to talk or do anything about it, and that is the wrong approach. We have failed the children who have already been born through surrogacy. Hopefully when we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the three witnesses for being here and sharing their stories. Ms Roberts stated that in the vast majority of cases, everything is 100% fine but that there tends to be a kind of frenzy about this. That is not to dismiss some of the cases which may not have gone 100%, but still that is a really important point to bear in mind. I wish to ask about birth certificates. This matter...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister. I am happy to withdraw our amendments on that basis. His amendment No. 1 is what we were looking for. I know there were many discussions. I thought there were many good, significant changes following Second Stage. We did not have many amendments after that. I am happy the Minister's amendment deals with this. I am glad it was taken on board. It was important.

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, line 10, after “manner;” to insert “to provide, if possible, the circumstances and cause of death during post recovery analysis;”.

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: For clarification, is the change about half-blood relatives? Was that not in the Bill before?

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome this. It is a good, positive step. I see where Deputy Canney is coming from. Is there a way, if not in the legislation, to cover that in the guidelines? Science is always advancing. Could some reference be made to it in the guidelines even if it cannot be put in the legislation? It is good to see it being expanded. I see both sides of the argument. They say that one has less...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome that. I remember that discussion during pre-legislative scrutiny. Particularly when one is sitting on this side of the House, it seems so simple to make one or two small changes that are really significant. That was one of those areas. It is really welcome and I am glad the amendments are being made. I thank the Minister.

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I am going to speak to amendment No. 45 because it is also in this grouping. It states: "In page 35, line 8, after 'violent' to insert 'accidental, homicide, undetermined or suspicious deaths'.” The amendment seeks to expand the criteria in the section under which An Garda Síochána is alerted to evidence of human remains. We believe there is a genuine possibility that some...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 12. In page 14, to delete lines 31 to 33.

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 14: In page 15, to delete lines 24 to 27 and substitute the following: “(5) The Government shall make every effort where a site proves problematic to resolve difficulties and thoroughly examine burials on the land, before it is determined that memorialisation of the burials on the land, is more appropriate.”. The reason for the amendment is that...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 17: In page 16, line 7, to delete “at the time of such burial,”. These amendments are linked. The rationale is the same. The crux of what we are trying to get at is that there is no principal reason to specify that contemporary burial practices from the 1940s, 1950s and either earlier or later should apply to any potential burial lands. An example of...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 18: In page 16, lines 12 and 13, to delete "and would reasonably have been so considered at the time the burials took place".

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 19: In page 16, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: "(c) any reliable evidence from a third party with knowledge of the circumstances and location of the burials concerned.". The amendment seeks to expand the list of people who can provide evidence that the director will be obliged to take into consideration.

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I will speak to amendment No. 21. I will not move amendment No. 22. Amendment No. 21 states: In page 16, lines 21 to 32, to delete all words from and including "important" in line 21 down to and including line 32 and substitute the following: "significant burial sites, the Government shall make every effort to thoroughly examine and make interventions using the full resources and powers...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Okay.

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 21: In page 16, lines 21 to 32, to delete all words from and including "important" in line 21 down to and including line 32 and substitute the following: "significant burial sites, the Government shall make every effort to thoroughly examine and make interventions using the full resources and powers of the Director.".

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 26: In page 30, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(b) a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church," Amendment Nos. 26 to 29, inclusive, seek to ensure that the Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Church are included this information sources, given the central role that they played in mother and baby institutions. Amendment No. 30...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: If we discussed amendment No. 31 first, we would not have had to discuss the others. I will withdraw my amendments as we go through them.