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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (31 May 2023)

Emer Higgins: ...House or through parliamentary questions, since it was first brought to my attention last year. I have had two meetings with representatives of the HSE. I know the Minister of State will understand that I will continue to raise this issue until it is sorted. My constituents, especially those in Newcastle and Lucan, are getting extremely frustrated by this. That is understandable. Since...

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)

Emer Higgins: I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss this legislation, which has been long awaited by many people. It follows years of activism by survivors of mother and baby home institutions to get the recognition and redress they so badly deserve. The critical need for this legislation has been recognised by all political parties, all stakeholders and all groups. I welcome the work the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (13 Oct 2022)

Emer Higgins: I welcome this legislation and the work that the Minister, his Department and the committee have done to shape the scheme. In recent weeks, it has been great to see many people coming forward to register their interest in receiving information on their time in mother and baby institutions and their adoptions. It is fantastic that those records have been made available. I have been...

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Emer Higgins: ...by acknowledging the service that Ukrainian surrogates have provided for many Irish families. An estimated 400 Ukrainian women have given birth to Irish surrogate children, with 46 Irish surrogate babies born in Ukraine in the past year alone. At least four Irish surrogate babies have been born in a hospital in Kyiv since the outbreak of the war, and we know a number of other babies are...

Mother and Baby Institutions: Statements (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: Thousands of women passed through the doors of mother and baby homes in this country. From the testimonials we have heard from the many survivors, we know that their trauma was unspeakable. Women were abused and forced to give birth in horrific circumstances and were treated like they were dirty, like they were sinners and as if they had committed the worst crimes imaginable, when, in fact,...