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

Maureen O'Sullivan: I apologise for being unable to attend the debate last week. We must take into consideration the age of some of the Magdalen women and the urgency attached to dealing with issues related to them. They must be dealt with as promptly as possible because the women concerned have been waiting a long time. The Minister has said she is considering the issue of alternative therapies and I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (1 Jul 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...future; if she will ensure that the current health and welfare concerns in direct provision do not escalate to the level experienced in previous institutions such as the mother and baby homes or Magdalen laundries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27895/14]

Written Answers — Interdepartmental Committees: Interdepartmental Committees (16 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to the statutory instrument circulated regarding the inter-department committee on the Magdalene Laundries, his views on the way in which the statutory instrument empowers the committee to carry out its work; if the statutory instrument refers to privacy issues only and from those raised by records and or does it empower...

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

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...is good that there are options available for these particular ladies, who are a particularly vulnerable group. I take this opportunity to acknowledge the work of support groups such as Justice for Magdalenes, which have been both tenacious and persistent in their efforts, and I thank the Minister for the role she has played.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (25 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 805. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify figures as presented in Dáil Éireann in 2013 to be paid to the Magdalen fund which range between €34.5 million to €58 million; the reason the figure set aside to pay for the ex gratia scheme has fallen to €23 million, in view a person (details supplied) confirming that the number of applicants,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (27 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 21. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that Mr. Justice Quirke's report clearly stated that survivors of Magdalen Laundries should receive directly equivalent services to those provided to holders of the Health Amendment Act Card; if he will clarify the reason the terms refer to public health services and public hospitals only; if all of the services that HAA...

Other Questions: Magdalen Laundries (24 Jun 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide statistics on the number of women applying to the Magdalen fund who have accepted compensation from the fund to date; the number who have had their applications denied on the basis that the institution in which they spent time is not covered by the scheme; the numbers who listed An Grianan as the institution in which they...

Magdalene Laundries (13 Mar 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the ongoing investigation into the Magdalene Laundry; in particular, if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the progress made to date on the Ministerial track of the investigation, item 2 as described in the Government's statement; and if he will offer a commitment that the twin-tracks of the Government's...

Magdalene Laundries (13 Mar 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...in their deaths. The names on the gravestone in Glasnevin do not correlate to those given to the Department. The memorial in Bohermore in Galway has no names on it. The cross in the Mecklenburgh Magdalene laundry has the word "Penitent" on it. As soon as the report is available, will the Minister be in a position to start the process of redress and apology?

Third Interim Report from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The issue of institutions, whether it be mother and baby homes, industrial schools or Magdalen laundries, is harrowing and very sad when we think of the lives lost and destroyed, not to mention the physical conditions and brutality experienced by so many. Few survivors have spoken about the care they received in the institutions. It is very difficult to comprehend how adults in the...

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (19 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...happened to the ladies. Article 40.1 of Bunreacht na hÉireann states that "All citizens shall, as human persons, be held equal before the law." There was no equality, however, for the ladies of the Magdalen laundries, the children of the industrial schools, the ladies who suffered symphysiotomy procedures, thalidomide survivors and the post-polio group. Despite this, Article 40.1...

Magdalen Laundries: Motion [Private Members] (12 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: This motion deals with the ladies of the Magdalen laundries and our priority should be to address their issues rather than allow them to become a political football. I acknowledge Deputy Calleary for tabling the motion but we did not need another Private Members' debate on the matter given that we debated it some time ago. The time for talk is over and action is now needed for the ladies...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commissions of Investigation (24 Jun 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding effective investigation and documentation of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; if he is willing to include the Magdalen laundries and county homes together with all mother and baby homes as part of the investigation's terms of reference; and if he will be open to the investigation being carried out by an...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commissions of Investigation (24 Jun 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding effective investigation and documentation of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; if he is willing to include the Magdalen laundries and county homes together with all mother and baby homes as part of the investigations terms of reference; and if he will be open to the investigation being carried out by an...

Leaders' Questions (29 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...the Tánaiste, the new Minister for Justice and Equality and the Government ensure that there will be no additional delays or interruptions in respect of the implementation plan relating to the Magdalen ladies? Will they ensure that payments will be expedited and that the situation in respect of An Grianan will be examined? Will they further ensure that there will be a broader...

Other Questions: Residential Institutions (18 Nov 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...women who have reached certain stages of the process but where there is insufficient evidence to deal with their cases. An interview process has been devised by the Minister but Justice for the Magdalenes and some of the women involves have concerns about the process. There is a need for greater clarity. For example, will departmental officials visit those women who are unable to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (25 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...for Justice and Equality the number of the 224 applicants for whom payments have been issued who are resident with and-or are in the care of the religious congregations that formerly operated the Magdalene laundries in view of the fact that religious orders when explaining their decision not to make a financial contribution to the ex gratia scheme pointed out they were continuing to...

Leaders' Questions (29 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I want to return to a very significant and moving moment which took place in the Dáil on Tuesday, 19 February 2013. Part of its significance was due to the reaction of the ladies from the Magdalen laundries, who were present in the Gallery that day, to the apologies offered by the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and others. During his apology, the Taoiseach stated, "I, as Taoiseach, on...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I will begin by acknowledging the progress to date to address the longstanding issues and concerns relating to those ladies who spent time in the Magdalen laundries. It is very heart-warming to meet those who have had settlements made and to see the difference this has made in their lives. Some of them live in Ireland while others are living abroad. They have waited a very long time but it...

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

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...aspect. The mother and baby home inquiry is coming up. It will not be comprehensive enough because we know the crossover, the connections between mother and baby homes, industrial schools and Magdalen laundries and I hope that after the next commission of inquiry there will be a really comprehensive narrative but I am afraid there will be gaps again as there were in the McAleese...