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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: I thank the officials for coming before us. My first question relates to something I asked Mr. Tyndall. There were 19 Magdalen survivors with disabilities who could not be paid compensation. There was an issue of capacity on one of the recommendations and an issue with the assisted decision-making legislation that was enacted. Today, the Department has said there are 17 women in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: In terms of the number of Magdalen survivors and issues with capacity, the Ombudsman mentioned those who have been permanently excluded. Some applicants have obviously passed away due to the administrative reluctance of the Department. It is a shocking development in the context of this redress scheme that they were frustrated by an administrative reluctance to given them redress in the...

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Motion (7 Mar 2018)

Jack Chambers: ..., potential dilution and incomplete ratification. We should not speak about potential derogations at this stage; we should aspire to have Ireland as compliant as possible. With regard to the Magdalen laundries redress scheme, officials from the Department of Justice and Equality appeared before the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality, of which I am a member, to discuss the delays...