Results 61-80 of 90 for magdalen speaker:Frances Fitzgerald

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Second Stage (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...to present the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014, the purpose of which is to provide for health services to be made available without charge to women who were resident in Magdalen laundries and similar institutions. The Bill provides that these women will not be required to pay the statutory charge for public acute hospital inpatient services and that the ex...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (27 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Government is committed to full implementation of the Quirke Report. Significant progress has been made on the implementation of the Magdalen Scheme. To date, a decision has been made on 87% of the applications received and 498 applicants have received their lump sum at a cost of over €18m. Judge Quirke recommended that the women should have access to an enhanced medical card....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (18 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...Violence for 2015 onwards. In addition, I will continue to progress the full implementation of the recommendations of Judge Quirke regarding benefits for those women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen laundries. I am also committed to taking forward the recommendations of the recent Garda Inspectorate Report on Crime Investigation and its report on the Fixed Charge...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (16 Dec 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Significant progress has been made on the implementation of the Magdalen Scheme. To date, a decision has been made on up to 88% of the applications received and 488 applicants have been paid their lump sum at a cost of €17.8m. Each application is assessed on an individual basis, by my officials in the Restorative Justice Implementation Unit, taking into account any available...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (19 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...their application on their behalf. In addition to the above contact, the Irish Women Survivors Support Network were active in campaigning on behalf of women now residing in the UK who had been a Magdalen Laundry and interacted with the Department in that context. On the 19 February 2013, the Government decided that a payment of €250,000 should be made to the UK based Irish Women...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (19 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...Network is a UK based, independent, not for profit company limited by guarantee. They provide support, advice and assistance to women survivors of Irish institutions including women who were in Magdalen laundries. Although they may assist women in their applications, they have no formal role in the scheme of benefits for women who were admitted and resided in Magdalen laundries. If a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (19 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 89 and 90 together. 158 applications have been received to the Magdalen Laundries Ex Gratia Scheme from women who are now residing in the UK. Each application is dealt with on an individual basis and my officials correspond directly with the applicant in all cases except where the applicant specifically authorises another person to act on her behalf. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (19 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...250,000 to the Irish Women Survivors Support Network (IWSSN) to enable them to continue to provide support, advice and assistance to women survivors of Irish Institutions including women who were in the Magdalen Laundries and who are now residing in the UK. To facilitate good governance, the IWSSN registered as a not for profit Company Limited by Guarantee and an agreement was entered...

Other Questions: Residential Institutions (18 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...Government made its decision, based on the recommendations of Mr. Justice Quirke, to establish an ex gratiascheme for the benefit of those women who had been admitted to and had worked in the ten Magdalen laundries, St. Mary's Training Centre, Stanhope Street and House of Mercy Training School, Wexford. The scheme is limited to these 12 institutions and there is no intention to expand it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (4 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...J. Cantillon Solicitors, dated 11th July, in respect of an applicant to the Restorative Justice Scheme which was established by Government for the benefit of those women that were admitted to the Magdalen laundries, was received by my Department. My officials issued an acknowledgement letter to the Solicitor on the 14th July. As provided for under the Scheme, where the applicant does...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Magdalen Laundries (24 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: This relates to the scheme that has been put in place by the Government for women who were in the Magdalen laundries. Decisions have been made on 80% of the applications so far. A total of 770 applications have been received and 442 applicants have received their lump sum payment to date, at a cost of €16 million. The sum allocated for the scheme is €34 million. The majority...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (24 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...and the country of residence and its health system organisation. The Bill will also include a provision to exempt ex-gratia payments under my Department's scheme of support for women who worked in Magdalen Laundries from any assessment of means under the Nursing Home Support Schemes Act 2009. The Deputy will be aware that this scheme provides payments of between €11,500 and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (24 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...was addressed in detail in the Report of the McAleese Committee and was well known when the decision to introduce a scheme was made. The most extensive and detailed records of those who entered Magdalen laundries are those created by the religious congregations who operated the institutions in question. Those records were created on the basis of entry and were not dependent on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (18 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Mr Justice John Quirke was asked by the Government to advise on an appropriate scheme for those women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen laundries taking into account all the factors that might apply to such women and to such a scheme. As part of that process he undertook an extensive consultation process with the women concerned and with the relevant advocacy groups. Mr...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Priorities (17 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...Making (Capacity) Bill, Mediation Bill and Sale of Alcohol Bill. I am also committed to the enactment of legislation to give effect to those recommendations of Judge Quirke in relation to support for women were admitted to and worked in a Magdalen Laundry which requires a statutory basis. I am committed to reviewing the legislation in place pertaining to domestic violence, with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: There is no record of an expression of interest or application form being received from this individual for the Magdalen Scheme. If this lady was admitted to and worked in one of the 12 specified institutions under the Magdalen Scheme she should contact my officials in the Restorative Justice Implementation Unit of my Department at Tel: 01 4768628 and they will assist her. Alternatively,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: With regard to the provision of health services, Judge Quirke in his report on the Magdalen laundries, had recommended that legislation be introduced to give the women the same entitlement as those under the Hepatitis C scheme. This is to be implemented by the Department of Health but my Department will introduce the necessary legislative provisions. I can confirm for the Deputy that, on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: With regard to the provision of health services, Judge Quirke in his report on the Magdalen laundries, had recommended that legislation be introduced to give the women the same entitlement as those under the Hepatitis C scheme. This is to be implemented by the Department of Health but my Department will introduce the necessary legislative provisions. I can confirm for the Deputy that, on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...over the next couple of weeks. The payments will be backdated to 1 August 2013 so the women will not be at a loss. With regard to the provision of health services, Judge Quirke in his report on the Magdalen laundries, had recommended that legislation be introduced to give the women the same entitlement as those under the Hepatitis C scheme. This is to be implemented by the Department...

Other Questions: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (24 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Taoiseach made the apologies and Mr. Justice Quirke carried out his investigation and submitted recommendations in relation to the Magdalen laundries. Women who were in the Magdalen laundries have applied for benefits under that scheme. This morning, the Government, on my proposal, agreed to the publication of the scheme of a new Bill to provide for services and supports for women who...