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Seanad: Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (9 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: I am happy for the Minister to respond now; my story can wait.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (9 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: There is nothing more to add after Senator Boyhan's testimony.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (9 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: A snapshot in time, by J.P. Rodgers.Tuam, Ireland, 1947. Catholic Church rules OK. In the Bon Secours hospital, a fallen woman awaits her fate. Verdict - guilty of giving birth out of wedlock. A year later, the child was snatched from its mother's breast while the so-called mad mother, seen as a threat to society, was put into the Magdalen asylum, Galway, never to be seen again....

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to Disability Service in the South East and Related Matters): Motion (9 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: I welcome the Minister of State. Like many others, I am appalled and ashamed by the documented cruelty, neglected, abuse and sins of commission and omission regarding the person we have come to know as Grace. The Devine and Resilience Ireland reports published last week, which follow the Dignam report, set out in grave detail the failings in Grace's case and they make for difficult reading....

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to Disability Service in the South East and Related Matters): Motion (9 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: I understand. Will the Minister of State answer these questions? As well as spending €5 million on the commission of inquiry, will he support legislation to safeguard adults such as Grace that I will bring before the House?

Seanad: Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and welcome the opportunity to respond to the progress report. A clear action plan, with published targets and progress reports, is a great way to govern, and I applaud the work that has gone into producing the report because it is significant. I have a range of questions for the Minister of State under four of the five pillars, and I will take...

Seanad: Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: It is only the beginning.

Seanad: Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: It needs to go national.

Seanad: Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: It would be good to have a report on it.

Seanad: Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: I seek to find out what is happening in this regard.

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with Financial Services Ombudsman (22 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: I thank Mr. Deering for his presentation and for coming before the committee. I want to turn to a particular group of people - those who are older - in respect of which there is widespread financial abuse. This was captured very well by a study conducted by Dr. Corina Naughton from the School Of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems at UCD and published in 2010. The study reported that...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with Financial Services Ombudsman (22 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: Given the scale of the problem and the amount of money involved, enforcing codes is one thing and the dispute resolution service is more effective because it is more human and people get to talk to a person. Sometimes the exchange of documents does not always tell the full story. Is Mr. Deering satisfied that this is enough for the protection of people in those categories given that we know...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with Financial Services Ombudsman (22 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: I will come back again.

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with Financial Services Ombudsman (22 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: I will be bringing forward an adult safeguarding Bill in the next few weeks and financial abuse is part of that. I would not be quite as content about the measures and systems we have around people who may be vulnerable. The fact that someone is old does not mean he or she is vulnerable but abuse of people with disabilities does exist. An example would be family members collecting...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with Financial Services Ombudsman (22 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: A great number of people experience financial abuse - a much greater number than we think - and that has been uncovered. It is much larger than indicated by the number of individuals who approach the FSO. This has been proven by research. A significant amount of public money is involved in those transactions, particularly things that are transferred through pensions. I am concerned that...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with Financial Services Ombudsman (22 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: What are the sanctions for not implementing the codes?

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with Financial Services Ombudsman (22 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: Given that we know that groups of people, as opposed to individuals, are involved, does the Financial Services Ombudsman Bureau do any thematic work whereby it overviews this and sees patterns and trends relating to particularly vulnerable groups that might be subject to abuse or poor treatment by institutions? I will finish after this question.

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with Financial Services Ombudsman (22 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: Might I suggest that the ombudsman consider this group of people for a systemic analysis? It is true that this group - older individuals and those who may be vulnerable because of their disabilities - suffer financial abuse disproportionately, and I would like the ombudsman to take that on board.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: I am sharing time with Senator Frances Black, five minutes and three minutes. I hope we also have time to allow Senator Alice-Mary Higgins to speak. I warmly welcome this Bill and praise Senators Warfield and Ruane for bringing it forward. I also congratulate the National Youth Council of Ireland, the Irish Second-Level Students Union and the Union of Students in Ireland who have...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Mar 2017)

Colette Kelleher: With average room rents of €80 per week, thousands of young people are left with €20 per week on which to survive. Those in work face the exploitation of zero-hour contracts, JobBridge and unpaid internships, even in this House. Those who wish to study now pay the second highest fees in Europe, with pledges to freeze fees having been shattered. Care leavers have been left to...