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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (27 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 415 and 451 together. I am acutely aware of the sense of urgency surrounding the establishment of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme and I will do so within this quarter. I am also very conscious that many potential applicants to the Scheme are elderly, and in that regard I made provision in the underpinning legislation for the Scheme that...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Details of the costs incurred by my Department in relation to online advertising and public awareness campaigns since January 2018 are set out in the tables below. The overall objective is to keep costs of this nature to a minimum and these services are only used when deemed necessary in the course of Departmental activity. The Deputy might note that my Department has not incurred any costs...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Human Rights (5 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am aware of the recent UN statement and I would like to reassure the Deputy that the Government takes its responsibility to investigate and address historic wrongs and allegations of human rights abuses very seriously. Since 1999, Ireland has undertaken investigations into allegations of abuse in several institutional settings. These investigations have sought to establish the facts...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services (21 Mar 2024)

Niall Collins: I thank Senator Sherlock for raising this important issue and for offering the opportunity to respond. Home visiting programmes provide support and guidance to expecting parents and parents of babies and young children. Home visiting is a prevention and early intervention strategy used to support parents to promote infant and child health, foster educational development and school...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Jan 2018) See 6 other results from this answer

Katherine Zappone: It is important to note that the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes is a vital step on the path we have commenced to achieve a holistic truth. The Commission is continuing to do the valuable work it was established to do.  In parallel to the Commission's work, it is my wish to adopt a transitional justice approach through developing measures to support and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (14 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme will be the largest scheme of its type in the history of the State with an anticipated 34,000 people eligible under its terms. Given its scale and significance the Scheme has been placed on a statutory footing as enabling legislation was signed into law in July this year. Before and since the passing of the legislation a comprehensive body of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Today, the Government wants to pass through the Dáil legislation establishing the mother and baby homes redress scheme, this despite the fact the scheme shamefully excludes children who spent less than six months in a mother and baby institution or a county home. As a consequence, 24,000 survivors will be left behind by the Government’s proposed scheme. It is scandalous that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Jul 2016) See 2 other results from this debate

Katherine Zappone: The Commission of Investigation into mother and baby homes was established on 17 February 2015 and is due to report by 17 February 2018. The primary function of the commission is to provide a factual account of what happened to vulnerable women and children in these institutions during the period 1922-98, a 76-year period. The commission will thoroughly examine the experience of residents...

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Bríd Smith: ...on the issue. I am really coming here as an alternative to Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, who is at another committee. I wish Deputy Boyd Barrett was here because, as we know, he was born in a mother and baby home. It is one of the many things that are excluded from this scheme with which the Minister has come up. I cannot say how utterly disgusted I am with what we are doing in this...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Ms Joan McDermott: I will clarify why the terminology in the context of "natural mother", as opposed to "birth mother", is so important. When I was in Bessborough, prior to giving birth we were known as first offenders. Then, after we gave birth, we were known as birth mothers. It has connotations for us because when the term "birth mothers" is mentioned, it brings many of us back to the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Healthcare Policy (24 Sep 2020)

Mary Butler: I thank Deputies O'Rourke, Wynne and Cullinane for raising this really serious issue. I was under the impression that I was coming to the House to discuss issues concerning visitations to nursing homes, but I will address both issues. This was raised in the Dáil a couple of weeks ago by a Sinn Féin Deputy from Cork. I know it is a very challenging issue. I am a mother of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (24 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes made significant findings in relation to the failings of the State and Religious Congregations, who together ran Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions. The Government believes that all relevant parties have a collective responsibility to respond to Ireland's legacy in relation to these institutions. Following Government...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018) See 4 other results from this answer

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 385 together. Notwithstanding Ireland’s standing invitation to all United Nations thematic special procedures holders, I received Government approval for a specific invitation to be extended to the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence to visit Ireland in the context of our...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (14 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In March 2022 I secured Government approval for the draft Heads of Bill for the Mother and Baby Institution Payment Scheme. I sought priority drafting of the Bill to ensure that it can be introduced to the Houses of the Oireachtas as soon as possible. I also referred the draft Heads of Bill to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (15 Jul 2014) See 3 other results from this answer

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 815 and 816 together. There are a number of services available to those affected by the matters being considered in the context of Mother and Baby Homes. My Department has worked with the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the need for access to information and support. The telephone Information line available for people seeking information or...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (17 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme will be the largest scheme of its type in the history of the State with an anticipated 34,000 people eligible for its benefits. Given its scale and significance the Scheme has been placed on a statutory footing and enabling legislation was signed into law last July. A comprehensive body of work has been underway to develop the substantial...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 May 2019) See 2 other results from this answer

Katherine Zappone: This Commission of Investigation was established by Government in response to significant concerns around the experiences of pregnant women in a specific type of institution, namely mother and baby homes. The comprehensive investigation was framed to provide a clear emphasis on the experiences of women and children who spent time in these institutions. This was a deliberately focused rather...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (7 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy will be aware that, as part of its response to the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes (and Certain Related Matters), the Government committed to establishing a Restorative Recognition Scheme for survivors of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions. This Scheme will include a financial payment and a form of enhanced medical card. An...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (7 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Deputy will be aware that, as part of its response to the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes (and Certain Related Matters), the Government committed to establishing a Restorative Recognition Scheme for survivors of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions. This Scheme will include a financial payment and a form of enhanced medical card. An...

Business of Dáil (6 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: It is proposed, notwithstanding the Order of Business of the Dáil today, 6 March 2018, that the business on Wednesday before midday shall be No. 31, statements on the third interim report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, resumed. After midday, the business shall be No. 9, motion re Ireland’s ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights...