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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)

Mark Ward: I thank Ms McGarrigle for her opening statement. The mother and baby institutions are a really dark stain on the history of this State. Listening to the testimonies at the committee of those who were personally affected was heart-wrenching. I have met a number of survivors and it was absolutely traumatising for me, even though I did not have to go through that experience. Hearing their...

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

Mark Ward: Did the Government get any expert opinion from, say, medical experts? We will hear witness testimonies during the second session of today's meeting. Trauma can be happening from day one and can impact people for the rest of their lives. Did the Government get any expert opinion on that issue when it was designing this redress scheme?

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

Mark Ward: I am aware of the counselling and it is important that people have access to it. However, I am asking specifically about redress and compensation for people who spent less than six months in a mother and baby homes.

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

Mark Ward: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. I have five minutes and I will split it between both groups. My first question is for Dr. O’Byrne and relates to a remark she made at the end of her opening statement: All who passed through mother and baby homes have been affected and these experiences will have shaped and influenced childhood and adult development. Could their...

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

Mark Ward: Dr. O’Byrne mentioned validation. Would she see access to redress as part of the validation that people need?

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

Mark Ward: I will rephrase that a bit. Would being rejected from the redress scheme impact somebody’s validations and their feelings of being heard? For example, if they are not in the scheme because they were in a home for less than six months, would that impact on validation?

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

Mark Ward: My second question is to Ms Mary Lou O’Kennedy. I like the name like the Mary Lou, so I will ask Mary Lou. The Government is effectively telling some children that their separation and suffering is not worthy of compensation and telling women that their suffering could be worth as little as €5,000. What would a universal common experience scheme look like? Can Ms...

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

Mark Ward: I thank both sets of witnesses. That was very helpful.

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

Mark Ward: I have one question I meant to ask earlier but I did not get the time to do so. In the opening statement, it was mentioned that a key concern not provided for in this Bill is an independent board or panel to decide on claims. What would such a body look like and what concerns were raised in this regard by survivors?

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

Mark Ward: Okay. I thank Ms O'Kennedy. I appreciate her response.

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

Mark Ward: I thank Mr. Flaherty.

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

Mark Ward: Listening to people who have contacted me, one day in one of these facilities is an unduly long time for anybody to have to endure. We will hear from witnesses in the second session of today's meeting. They will say that anybody who has passed though mother and baby homes, irrespective of how long they were there, have been affected by these experiences and this will have shaped their lives...

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

Mark Ward: Prerequisite. Okay.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 May 2022)

Mark Ward: I also want to speak about special educational needs. In recent days I have spoken with the Tallaght Parents Autism Support Group and the Clondalkin autism parents network. They asked me to raise the lack of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, secondary school places in the Dublin Mid-West constituency. According to information they received from the National Council for Special Education...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 May 2022)

Mark Ward: 51. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request that his Department place speech and language therapists on the critical skills list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24867/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 May 2022)

Mark Ward: 80. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request his Department to place psychologists on the critical skills list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24868/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Mark Ward: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of students from DEIS areas entering further and or higher education. [24870/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Mark Ward: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of psychologists entering the workplace. [24869/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Good Friday Agreement (18 May 2022)

Mark Ward: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when a citizens' assembly will be convened on a united Ireland. [24813/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (18 May 2022)

Mark Ward: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the full €200 reduction off energy bills was deducted; if VAT was taken into account and therefore a lesser amount was deducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25301/22]