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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Facilities (11 Apr 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130, 133 and 134 together. I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the level of maternity care provided to women in custody, including ante-natal care, is comparable to that available to women in the community. It is provided on a shared care arrangement between the maternity hospital to which the patient is referred, and the Healthcare Team in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (30 Mar 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the level of maternity care provided to women in custody, including both pre- and ante-natal care, is comparable to that available to women in the community.  It is provided on a shared care arrangement between the maternity hospital to which the patient is referred, and the Healthcare Team in the Dóchas Centre. Pregnant women...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes is a matter which comes under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and my Department has not issued any alerts to Irish embassies on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (17 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters is the only Commission of Investigation established under the aegis of my Department. It was established by Government on 17 February 2015 (S.I. No. 57 of 2015) and is due to submit its three reports by February 2018. The costs associated with the Commission are met from my Department's Vote. Since...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (11 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the level of maternity care provided to women in custody, including both pre and ante-natal care, is comparable to that available to women in the community.  It is provided on a shared care arrangement between the maternity hospital to which the patient is referred, and the Healthcare Team in the Dóchas Centre. Pregnant women...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (21 Apr 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42 and 43 together. As the Deputy is aware, the instigation and management of any criminal investigation is a matter for the Garda authorities, as are any operational steps which might be taken in relation to the gathering and preservation of evidence. I hope the Deputy will appreciate that I have no role in this regard. The Deputy will also recall...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (15 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that it is the Department's standard practice for safety and security reasons to ensure that the front doors of the building remain closed during protests. Where a letter is intended for the Minister, the Garda on duty outside accepts delivery and passes it, via the service staff, to the Minister's Office. That is what happened on 22nd of September when a protest was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Treatment Complaints (15 Jul 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...to advise the Deputy that matters relating to medicinal trials come within the remit of the Department of Health. The Deputy will also be aware that, in February 2015, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs announced the establishment of a Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters. I understand this Commission will examine a broad range of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (30 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with Magdalen Laundries (the McAleese report) provides an independent, comprehensive, factual account of the Magdalen institutions and informed the Government decision to establish an ex gratia scheme for women who entered and worked in such institutions. To date nearly €20m has been paid out in lump sums to over...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (25 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that I have no role in the initiation of criminal investigations, which is a matter for the Garda authorities. I understand that the Garda authorities have carried out general local enquiries, including with respect to the reported discovery of remains in the 1970s, and this information was fed back into the interdepartmental process which was undertaken to examine...

Other Questions: Residential Institutions (18 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: We have discussed this issue before. My Department and the women working to provide the service have taken every care to ensure all of the women applying for compensation have been dealt with carefully and as well as possible. I want to make a number of points. The Government made its decision, based on the recommendations of Mr. Justice Quirke, to establish an ex gratiascheme for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (24 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am, of course, deeply concerned at the distressing circumstances surrounding the operation of Mother and Baby Homes, including the Home at Tuam. As the Deputy will be aware, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs recently announced the Government's intention to establish a Commission of Investigation to examine these complex issues. An interdepartmental group has been established and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Jun 2014)

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 Justice and Equality: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Responsibility for determining the terms of reference for mother and baby home Commission of Investigation fall primarily within the remit of my colleague the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. My Department has input into the process through the Inter Departmental Committee established by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. It is my understanding that Bethany Home will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (17 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...no role in relation to the Attorney General's exercise of her independent functions under section 24(1) of the Coroners Act, 1962. As the Deputy will be aware, last week the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs announced the Government's intention to establish a Commission of Investigation to examine the tragic and complex matters pertaining to Mother and Baby Homes, including the Home...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (11 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware I have asked the Garda Commissioner for a report in relation to the issues arising with respect to the Tuam Home. I understand that Gardaí have been in contact with the Coroner as part of their preliminary examinations of this matter.Although the functions referred to by the Deputy relate to the independent role of the coroner under the Coroners Act 1962, my...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (8 Apr 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I fully appreciate that the desire to know one's identity, or to re-establish contact with a child, is very fundamental and entirely reasonable. I acknowledge that the existing procedures in the area of information and tracing, both legislative and administrative, are not ideal and I have been anxious to see improvement in this regard. As I have stated on a number of occasions it is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (27 Mar 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 and 20 together. The Child and Family Agency provides an Information and Tracing Service throughout the country to birth mothers, adopted persons and their families. The Adoption Act 2010, requirement that agencies providing Information and Tracing services would gain accreditation resulted in a number of religious orders deciding not to apply for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Programme (13 Mar 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department is continuing to work on the Heads of Bill for the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill and I hope to be in a position to seek Government approval to publish the Heads of Bill as soon as possible. As I have stated on a number of occasions it is important to note that complex legal and constitutional issues have arisen in the drafting of the Bill. A particular challenge has...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (20 Feb 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have highlighted previously the Constitutional and legal barriers to providing access to adoption records, including birth certificates, without the consent of the birth mother. The Adoption (Information and Tracing ) Bill will address this matter but the legislature will be constrained in the nature of any access which can be granted to adoption records by these legal issues. My Department...