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- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)
Catherine Ardagh: I congratulate my colleagues on Dublin City Council who approved the scheme to build 853 homes on the Oscar Traynor site. It includes 40% cost-rental, 40% social and 20% affordable housing and is a physical manifestation of the legislation that was passed in these Houses, so we should congratulate the Minister on that. It is a hugely welcome development but there are other really important...
- Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2021)
Catherine Ardagh: It is great to see Senator O'Loughlin in the Chair today. I have been sitting in on this debate since it started and I have been so moved by the contributions from my friends on both sides of the House. The debate has been enjoyable. There have been so many different perspectives on International Women's Day and I have dwelled on them. I thank my wonderful, beautiful colleagues for their...
- Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (Resumed) (26 Jan 2021)
Catherine Ardagh: All of us waited for the publication of the report, but no one more so than the survivors and relatives of the survivors of the mother and baby homes.The treatment of women in Ireland in recent history and, obviously, in the timeframe of the mother and baby homes can only be described as one of abandonment, distress, grief, loneliness, heartbreak, trauma and pure unkindness. The sight of the...
- Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Second Stage (18 Apr 2019)
Catherine Ardagh: ...to include "parent" on a birth certificate. At present birth certificates issued in respect of children conceived through donor assistance born to same-sex couples only allow for the recording of the mother's details. As a consequence only the woman who gives birth to a baby can register as a parent on the child's birth certificate. These changes will facilitate the registrations and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)
Catherine Ardagh: I rise to mention the recent developments regarding the Tuam Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home. Having read of them, we have all been left touched, shocked and in a state of horror. I wish to make a number of comments on this matter. I am glad that the terms of reference of the investigation were flexible enough to be covered by the current investigation into the Bon Secours home in Tuam,...