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Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: Clearly, you have an opinion on the matter all right.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: Okay, you do not then. I do not know what your opinion is on the matter.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: Okay. I am saying that in my opinion, the comments I am making are relevant because we are talking about allowing people with hunting licences to go out and shoot hares for five months of the year whereas-----

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: The Minister says he is concerned about the amendments but he did not substantiate his concern, other than to say that it was akin to the earlier debate. I do not accept that. In some ways, this amendment restricts or qualifies the numbers involved by putting in place a procedure which would regulate the numbers seeking redress, in that it would be up to the board to assess them. The...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 10: In page 10, line 32, after "service" to insert the following: ", which shall be made available to the children and grandchildren of all former residents entitled to apply to obtain assistance from the Fund to advance their educational skills and employment opportunities". This proposal was discussed for a fair amount of time on Committee Stage. It is one of the...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: The Minister says it should be confined to former residents to meet their needs. Who defines their needs? It is the survivors themselves who are best placed to do so. In many instances, they have used the fund to break the transgenerational problems facing them and their families by, for example, availing of educational and other opportunities for their children. These are people who were...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 14: In page 11, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: "(3) Counselling services shall continue to be available to all former residents and they will be entitled to select their own counsellor, subject to their professional qualifications being recognised by the relevant professional body.". The purpose of this proposal, which was discussed on Committee Stage, is...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: I hope the Minister is right, but only time will tell. I appreciate his clear statement that survivors will be able to advise the fund of their preference to continue with their current counsellor. I agree that it is difficult to envisage a scenario in which such a request would be denied, but it is not impossible. A decision might be made, for instance, that a particular counsellor is...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: No, I will take the Minister's assurance in the spirit in which it was given.

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 15: In page 11, line 27, to delete "classes" and substitute "categories". This amendment, which we raised on Committee Stage, reflects a minor issue in regard to the use of language. Some survivors have objected to the reference in the Bill to "classes" of former residents. Specifically, there was a feeling, given that most of the people who ended up in these...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: I have tabled the amendment because I wish to redefine the word "classes". The point is that most of the people who ended up in residential institutions were working class. In that sense, to label them accordingly in legislation is not appropriate. At any rate, we will not fall out on the issue.

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: I agree fully with those comments. I have a question on the amount of interest, a question which also came up on Committee Stage. On the €110 million ceiling, the interest that has already accrued on the moneys on deposit should be treated separately. Nothing in this amendment should alter that scenario. The fund as it stands now is €110 million plus the interest that is there now....

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: As the Minister has reiterated on a number of occasions, this fund arose from the cross-party motion and the need for the State to deal with the needs of survivors of residential institutions. The debate we have had has opened many scars for the survivors who have had to deal with many issues. All of us received e-mails and distressed phone calls from many of those people who have been...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any sensitive and embargoed papers or materials relating to the peace process held in Boston College or other American universities that should be returned to Irish jurisdiction to protect the terms of their confidentiality. [35151/12]

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Decommissioning Papers held in the Burns library at Boston College will be returned to Irish jurisdiction where they will be kept confidential as mandated by their 30 year embargo. [35150/12]

Written Answers — Treatment Abroad Scheme: Treatment Abroad Scheme (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 757: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing the E112 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will expedite the matter as the person conforms with all of the terms and conditions of the Health Service Executive treatment abroad scheme and needs the necessary guarantee of funding to enable the operation to proceed...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: I support the arguments made by Deputy Seán Crowe on this extremely important amendment. We should listen to those who have been excluded. It is indisputable that a large number of those who have contacted Deputies believe the fund, as constituted, will not meet their needs. The role of the Oireachtas in this matter is to address their needs. Deputies who participated in the Committee...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: While I accept that the purpose of the fund is to support victims, it is the victims who should make the call by defining what support they need. For some of the vulnerable persons in question, being able to care for their children would meet their needs, but the Bill, as constituted, prevents them from doing this.

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, to delete lines 14 to 20 and substitute the following: "3.—(1) This Act shall apply to any person (in this Act referred to as a "former resident"), whether or not he or she is resident in the State, who is a former resident of Irish institutions identified in the various approved schedules of institutions as applied within the Residential Institutions...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Jul 2012)

Clare Daly: It is crucial for us to step back and look at the reason we are here - the experience of horrendous abuse suffered by many in institutions. The State has a responsibility in that regard. The people concerned have been excluded during their lives and not listened to. However, in framing this legislation we are talking about excluding some of them who under other circumstances would have...