Results 41-60 of 85 for magdalen speaker:Enda Kenny

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...only fair to say that after so many years of nothing having been done about this that the Government put in place a structure and process by which a conclusion could be brought to the issue of the Magdalen survivors and the sensitivity, hurt and trauma associated with it. Mr. Justice Quirke has reported to the Minister. The Government has not yet considered the report. It was very...

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: To say we are playing games with the Magdalen women is an outrageous statement. Long before Deputy McDonald and I were born, this situation arose and no Government in the history of the State did anything about it. It was swept aside and under the carpet. Everybody in this House accepted that the appointment of Mr. Justice Quirke to look at the Magdalen situation was the way to go. He...

Order of Business (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...as is appropriate for him to conclude his work. The Government will then consider the report and publish it. We will see what recommendations Mr. Justice Quirke makes therein. I met some of the Magdalen women last week who were over on a trip from England. I gave them that information also. As soon as Mr. Justice Quirke sends the Minister the report, the Government will consider it...

Order of Business (14 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: Bethany Home was not a laundry in the same sense as the Magdalen laundries. It was considered for inclusion in the redress scheme which was established in 2002. It was considered again in 2004 and 2007. As the information clearly was that Bethany Home operated as a mother and baby home, it was not regarded as being eligible for inclusion in that scheme.

Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: I do not have the details of the progress made to date by Mr. Justice Quirke. From the direction given by the Government arising from the McAleese report on the Magdalen laundries, Mr. Justice Quirke is due to report back in a short period. However, I cannot provide the details now. Summerhill was discussed at Cabinet level and is being considered to see whether it meets the conditions...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Bethany homes are not the subject of this question. As I stated in reply to Deputy Mac Lochlainn, the Magdalen laundries and the Bethany homes were not the subject of a discussion we had with the cardinal and the bishops. Following the publication of the McAleese report and the full-scale debate in the House, we appointed Mr. Justice Quirke to look at the findings of the report and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: .... The cardinal expressed his regret at the closure of Ireland's embassy to the Vatican. I indicated that the decision had been taken solely on grounds of cost and that I had noted his point. The Magdalen laundries and Bethany Home were not raised at the meeting and were not discussed. The Magdalen laundries are now being dealt with by Mr. Justice Quirke and his report will be...

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: B'iad na Magdalen laundries, go díreach, a bhí i gceist sa tuarascáil a scríobh an Dr. Máirtín Mac Giolla Íosa.

Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 35, statements on the report of the interdepartmental committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen laundries (resumed), to adjourn at 1.30 p.m. today, if not previously concluded; No. 36, Education and Training Boards Bill 2012 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 6, Further Education and Training Bill 2013 - Order for...

Order of Business (26 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (back from committee); No. 35, statements on the Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State Involvement with the Magdalen Laundries (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Nos. 14 to...

Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...the criteria and factors to be taken into account to facilitate the early establishment and effective conduct of a scheme for the benefit of those women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen and Stanhope Street laundries. Deputy Gerry Adams will also be aware that because of the exceptional work done by the Step by Step centre in Britain with substantial numbers of people who...

Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Adams for his remarks on this matter. One of the really strong points coming from the groups of Magdalen women was that they wanted the State to apologise but they also wanted a system which was effective, clear, fair and non-adversarial and non-legalistic. The terms of reference presented by the Minister for Justice and Equality to Cabinet, and adopted by it, for Mr. Justice...

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...met with them to assist in its compilation. I also thank the religious orders who co-operated fully with Dr. McAleese. Together, they have helped provide Ireland with a document of truth. The Magdalen laundries have cast a long shadow over Irish life and over our sense of who we are. It is just two weeks since we received this report, the first ever detailed report into the...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...of the Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013; No. 37, statements on the Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen Laundries, to be taken at 6.30 p.m. and to adjourn after spokespersons' statements; and No. 6, Finance Bill 2013 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is...

Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...period not exceeding 20 minutes; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes. Private Members' business shall be No. 93, notion re Magdalen laundries, resumed, to conclude at 9 p.m. tonight if not previously concluded.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: We will have a full-scale debate next week on the Magdalen laundries, as I committed to when the report was published. I do not have any intention of guillotining the finance Bill. It is an important Bill and everybody should be allowed to have their say. I am sure we can make arrangements for that. In respect of the report referred to by Deputy Martin appearing in an evening newspaper...

Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: ..., notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn on the adjournment of Private Members’ business, which shall be No. 93, motion re Magdalen Laundries, and shall be taken on the conclusion of the opening speeches of No. 11a or at 7.30 p.m., whichever is the later, and adjourn after 90 minutes; (2) Nos. 10 and...

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: ..., their personal accounts of their childhoods and their reflections 50 years on. The Irish Human Rights Commission carried out a report on the symphisiotomy issue four or five years ago. The Magdalen laundries were run by the religious orders. I do not want to say too much more about it, except to say I hope everybody who wants to contribute to next week's debate will do so with an...

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...McAleese report. When it was published last week, I indicated there would be a proper debate on it next week in the House. That will take place. I read the report and yesterday, with the Tánaiste, I had the privilege of meeting a number of women who were in the Magdalen laundries. I hope before the weekend to carry out a couple of other engagements both here and abroad. This...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...all of the report carefully and make his contribution when the Dáil discusses it in two weeks time. It is important that we attempt to understand the scale of what happened to the women in the Magdalen laundries, and the circumstances and needs of the survivors of the laundries. Yesterday's publication of the McAleese report is the start of that process. If the Deputy wants to...