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Order of Business (25 Nov 2014)

Joan Collins: Regarding the proposed mother and baby homes inquiry, how can the Taoiseach square stating in the Chamber last Wednesday week that all incidents of sexual abuse should be examined when the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs was at the same time telling the Westbank Orphanage survivors that sexual or any other kind of abuse will not be examined in the proposed mother and baby homes inquiry?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting (1 Feb 2024)

Mr. Bernard Gloster: Yes but maybe I can assist the Deputy. The research on the mother and baby homes is something I am very familiar with from my previous life as CEO of Tusla. I think events overtook that in terms of the response to the Mother and Baby Home Commission reports. On women's health, is there a specific reason on the research side for underspend, Dr. Henry?

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (27 Sep 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am acutely aware of the sense of urgency surrounding the establishment of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme and ensuring that it is open for applications as soon as possible is a key priority for my Department. It is my intention that the Scheme will be operational and open to applicants in early 2023. The Government has approved a package of €800 million for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Medical Cards (7 Oct 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 126. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the work undertaken to date to fulfil obligations arising from an amendment to a private members motion on the Mother and Baby Homes Commission which was passed and provides an entitlement to a full medical card for all persons that spent any time in a mother and baby home....

Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: Recent confirmation that a significant number of babies and infants were buried at the site of the Bon Secours mother and baby home in Tuam reminds us how inhumane our country's history is. Fianna Fáil and I express our most sincere sympathy to all those affected by the mother and baby homes, particularly those women and children who were sent there by their families, which was,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes (30 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: In the first instance, it is important to appreciate that these institutions ceased operating many decades ago. The reality is that many of the buildings and sites which accommodated Mother and Baby Homes and County Homes have evolved significantly in the intervening years. These locations are now being used for a wide array of different activities and purposes, ranging from housing estates...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: I thank the Minister and officials for attending the committee today. I have questions about a couple of issues. One is the mother and baby homes payment scheme and the second is the Decision Support Service, DSS. I will ask about them separately. The State's response to the legacy issues in the mother and baby homes in this year's Estimates is to make €10 million available to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (16 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Proposals for the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme were agreed by Government and published on 16 November 2021. The Scheme will include financial payments and a form of enhanced medical card for eligible applicants and will be based on proof of residency in a Mother and Baby or County Home Institution for a defined period of time. According to the proposals for the Scheme, any...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Dec 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 88. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the interactions he has had with the collaborative forum for former residents of mother and baby homes since becoming Minister; when members of the forum will receive copies of the sixth interim and final reports of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes; his plans for the forum in 2021; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (2 Dec 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the publication of Commission's report, I have engaged extensively with survivors.  This engagement has informed the wide-ranging Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions.  The Plan is fully inclusive and responds to the diverse needs and priority concerns of all survivors. The actions are designed to support survivors...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (13 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 548 and 549 together. The Residential Institutions Redress Scheme was a scheme operated by the Department of Education and I cannot comment on that scheme or its scope. My department is responsible for delivery of the comprehensive package of support measures agreed by the Government as part of the Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion (27 Jan 2015) See 3 other results from this debate

Imelda Henry: ...: That Seanad Éireann:- having regard to the motion passed by Dáil Éireann on 11th June 2014 which recognised the need to establish the facts regarding the deaths of children at the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Co. Galway between 1925 and 1961, including arrangements for the burial of these children, and which further acknowledged the considerable public anxiety...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Jun 2014) See 2 other results from this answer

Frances Fitzgerald: As I stated in response to Deputy Higgins, I am, of course, deeply concerned at the distressing circumstances surrounding the operation of Mother and Baby Homes. As I have advised, last week the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs announced the Government's intention to establish a Commission of Investigation to examine these complex issues. An interdepartmental group has been...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Counselling Service (18 Apr 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 225. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provisions made for those that have previous to the granting of cover under the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, been attending attend their own counsellor with regard to counselling being provided to survivors of mother and baby institutions; and if there is provision for that person to continue on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (7 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am stepping in for Deputy Lahart. When the mother and baby homes commission report was released, many promises were made to survivors. What is the status of the implementation of the 22-point action plan, following the publication of the final report of the mother and baby homes commission of investigation? It is important that survivors are aware of progress on the 22 recommendations....

Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Mar 2017)

Joan Burton: I understand the Government received the second interim report of Judge Yvonne Murphy on the commission of inquiry into mother and baby homes in the second half of 2016. When will the interim report be published? Cabinet meetings in this Government's term rarely extend into lunchtime, yet the Government is sitting on a report that is very significant for many people who are interested in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Mar 2017) See 1 other result from this debate

Jan O'Sullivan: In her speech on 9 March last the Minister indicated that she would publish the second interim report of the Commission of Inquiry into Mother and Baby Homes by the end of the month, which is this Friday. Is there a proposal to establish a redress scheme and information for people who may have been very disturbed by the fact that they may have a personal connection with a mother and baby home?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: The collaborative forum of survivors from the mother and baby homes was established by the then Minister, Katherine Zappone, in July 2018, primarily to act as a consultation and engagement group for the mother and baby home issue. Recent weeks have been very difficult for the group. It was not consulted at all during the preparation of the mother and baby home legislation. It has written...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (16 May 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 164. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the recent sale of a former mother and baby home (details supplied); and the action she will take to exclude potential burial sites from the sale following the recent finding of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes that an organisation failed to provide evidence that infants were...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: An oral hearing is under way on the planning application at the mother and baby home at Bessborough and the identification of graves. There are mother and baby homes across the country in every local authority area. Will the Government ask the local authorities to ensure they are protected under the county development plans so that potential burial sites can be identified and that future...