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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Mary Fitzpatrick: That is fine. I thank the Chair. It was not a problem. It has been an interesting meeting. I thank Mr. Sunderland and Mr. Murphy, and Ms Carolan, for their contributions. They are really helping us. I agree this is a hugely important draft piece of legislation. I suppose democracy is up there for us with the rule of law and human rights and we must get this right. Their...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2021)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I welcome the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. Truly blessed is he among women today. We are delighted to have him. I also welcome my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, and thank her for joining us for this discussion on International Women's Day. I am very proud and delighted to stand here today. It is a huge honour for me. As I have often said, I live closest to Leinster...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2021)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I wish the staff in the complex a happy new year. I thank all the essential workers who worked over the Christmas period and got us this far. We will talk about the mother and baby homes report later so I will reserve my comments on that until the Minister is in the House.I will briefly address three issues. First, I support the call for the acceleration of citizenship approval for all the...

Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (19 Jan 2021)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. I thank all of the mothers, children and survivors who gave their testimony to the commission of investigation and all those who could not do so for various reasons. I am humbled, as I think we all are, by their courage and strength. It is a huge privilege to be here today to contribute. The report of the commission of investigation was never...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister for attending, albeit virtually. I congratulate him on his appointment to his Ministry. Like others, I will start out with the mother and baby homes and the commission of investigation because these have rightly dominated in the past couple of weeks. The commission was working for five years. That the Oireachtas collectively dealt with such a sensitive and important...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Oct 2020)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister for coming to the House and bringing this very important legislation for our consideration. I thank the members of the commission, the three judges who have worked for five years and who will produce a report that will document such a dark piece of our history, spanning 75 years, 18 institutions and more than 70,000 lives, most of them women and children. I thank the...