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Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 54: In page 16, line 28, after “applicant” to insert “as soon as is practicable and within 60 days”. Will I speak to all of the amendments now or just to amendment No. 54?

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I welcome the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman. Amendment No. 54 inserts a requirement that if an applicant to the scheme accidentally fails to provide all necessary information in the application, the chief deciding officer must notify the applicant of that fact within 60 days. This amendment is very reasonable. It would be very unfair to...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 56: In page 16, line 34, after "practicable" to insert "and within 90 days of receipt of an application and all required information".

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 57: In page 16, line 34, after "practicable" to insert "and within 120 days of receipt of an application and all required information".

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 75: In page 20, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “(3) (a) Where the determination includes a determination that the applicant is a relevant person, and where an applicant has provided testimony, or any oral, written, or documentary evidence of, their lived experiences of their time spent in a relevant institution, a notification...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I will withdraw the amendment. We might table a similar amendment on Report Stage.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I want to speak to section 31, because our amendments to this section have been ruled out of order on the basis of a charge on the Revenue. It is frankly an astonishing interpretation of Standing Orders that an amendment would be judged to constitute a charge to the Revenue because it may at some point lead to a private individual taking legal action against the State. On those grounds, you...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: Which amendment?

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: It is to section 32. Can I speak to it?

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 80: In page 26, line 3, after “practicable” to insert “and within 40 days”.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: To be honest, I do not want to repeat myself too much but the same issues apply to section 32 as to section 31. Our amendments were wrongly ruled out of order on the same basis but I will leave that issue for now. The wording in section 32 similarly imposes a waiver on an applicant to the scheme and says that: A person who receives payment ... shall not institute civil proceedings, and...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: That would be very helpful. I thank the Cathaoirleach.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 92: In page 27, line 22, after "practicable" to insert "and within 40 days".

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 108: In page 34, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “(2) Should any opinion, decision or recommendation be made by either a domestic Judicial Review or international human rights treaty body, concerning the Act, the Minister shall cause a review of the operation of the Scheme to be commenced as soon as possible after this determination but not...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 110: In page 35, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: "(g) the extent to which relevant persons have applied but been deemed ineligible for general payments, work-related payments, and the provision of health services without charge, particularly as a result of residency requirements of a minimum number of days spent in a relevant institution;" ...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 112: In page 35, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “(h) whether the level of payments under the Scheme are adequate, and if they should be increased; (i) whether eligibility for a general payment should be extended to all relevant persons who were resident in a relevant institution for any period of time, including those who were resident for...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 113: In page 35, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “(h) the extent to which the Scheme is in compliance with any determination by a judicial review or an international human rights treaty body relating to remedies for any person who resided in an institution in which children were placed, either directly or from a relevant institution under...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 115: In page 35, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “Report on contribution of relevant parties to Scheme 50.(1) Under this section, “relevant parties” means persons, organisations, the estates of persons, or other entities involved at any time in the operation, management, administration or ownership of relevant institutions, or...

Seanad: 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Motion (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: The Tánaiste is welcome. I welcome any opportunity to talk about the importance of the Good Friday Agreement. I thank Senators McGreehan and Blaney for using their Private Members' time to table the motion. I know how passionate they are about the issue. I commend my colleague, Senator Currie, on her phenomenal work fighting against the legacy Bill and her strong passion and empathy...