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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (10 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 31, 38, 41 and 70 together. The North-South Ministerial Council (NSMC), established under Strand 2 of the Good Friday Agreement, is at the heart of North South cooperation on this island. Since the restoration of the Good Friday Agreement institutions last year, there have been three plenary meetings of the NSMC, most recently on 20 June 2025. The meeting...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2025)

Ivana Bacik: ...I again welcome yesterday's announcement about the establishment of a commission of investigation into sexual abuse in schools. I pay tribute, as I know we all do, to the Ryan brothers, David and the late Mark, for their bravery in stepping forward and speaking out about their experiences of abuse. We owe an immense debt to them and to all those survivors who have spoken out and shone a...

Seanad: Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: ...ever existed. I am not alone in this. I actually count myself lucky. On 22 March last year, my 31st birthday, I found out that I was pregnant. Whenever any woman finds out that she is pregnant and looks at that positive test, she naturally maps out a life for that child. She maps out his or her future, hopes, dreams, names and all of that. I was very naive about pregnancy and what...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: ...Agreement institutions last year, there have been three plenary meetings of the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC), most recently on 20 June last. The meeting was hosted by the First Minister and the deputy First Minister in the NSMC Secretariat offices in Armagh. This was the first meeting of the NSMC in plenary format since the new Government took office and since the publication...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Advertising (8 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: ...Articles Mindshare - Media Buying Accommodation Policy Changes March - April €3,582 An international search campaign informing those considering coming to Ireland to flee the conflict in Ukraine of changes to accommodation policy Search Mindshare - Media Buying National Childcare Scheme April ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Mother and Baby Homes (8 Jul 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 739. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which a person can recoup from the State the charge levied on families to release a family member from country homes and or mother and baby home institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37660/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Mother and Baby Homes (3 Jul 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 326. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the decision to not excavate Sean Ross Abbey will be revised; the person who decided that the report findings were not enough to warrant an excavation; the basis for that decision; the alternative action, if any, being taken to account for the over 1,000 missing children from Sean Ross Abbey; if the Government will commit to a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Mother and Baby Homes (3 Jul 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 336. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the State funded, subsidised or insured any aspect of the operations at a location (details supplied), including buildings, care services or facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36801/25]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (2 Jul 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement matter and making time for it in the schedule after last week's mishap. I thank the Minister for making time this morning. I know she is very busy as we approach the recess. I appreciate her coming to the House today to discuss an escalating crisis in early life healthcare. Our HSE public health nurses do important work. I want to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Laura Harmon: ...fees. As we heard over the weekend, the Minister, Deputy Lawless, announced the intention to again increase student fees by €1,000 in the upcoming budget. I have been contacted by many students and families over the past 48 hours who are extremely stressed and worried about this and the lack of clarity in relation to it. We know from a study last year by UCC students' union that...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025) See 5 other results from this debate

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister and her officials for being here today. I thank all of the guests here. It is great to see so many people here. It is interesting to see that with the exception of two or possibly three men, they are all women. While this is a family matter, it is a particularly important piece of legislation. It is great to see so many people here and no doubt they will have an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Contracts (1 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: .../ Aramark / Bridgestock Care Limited / Excellent Choice / Onsite Facilities Management / Pastures New CFT 2678152 Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Facilities Management and Ancillary Services (e.g., Housekeeping/Cleaning, Catering, Security and Supervision, Maintenance) for accommodation centres for persons fleeing the war in Ukraine and/or international...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 Jul 2025) See 1 other result from this answer

Sorca Clarke: 747. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of developing an all island mother and baby perinatal mental health unit. [35532/25]

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)

Dr. Niall Muldoon: The other example that always stood out for me in regard to direct provision is a young mother with an infant baby had to go outside onto the street to go into the kitchen at 3 a.m. to use a microwave to heat the milk for the child. What does that do to the child? What does that do to the mother? What is this safety wise? All sorts of things went on. There are so...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this answer

Sorca Clarke: 56. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the rollout of the specialist perinatal mental health service and the establishment of an inpatient mother and baby unit, including projected timelines and measures in place to ensure equitable access across all maternity hubs and spokes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33951/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Site Excavation (26 Jun 2025)

Norma Foley: I am very conscious of the pain caused by the deaths of children who were resident in the former Mother and Baby institution in Sean Ross Abbey. The investigation of burial arrangements in Mother and Baby institutions, including the former institution at Sean Ross Abbey, was an important part of the work of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. At the request of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (26 Jun 2025)

Norma Foley: I am committed to ongoing, open engagement with survivors and their representatives and any invitations received are given appropriate consideration. Earlier this week I published four important reports as follows:The First Annual Report of the Special Advocate for SurvivorsThe Third Annual Report on the Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: The Government's redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes is discriminatory and unjust. That is not my assessment; it is the view of the special advocate for survivors, who has examined the scheme. In her report, Patricia Carey says the scheme has caused anger and distress, retraumatised some survivors and created a hierarchy of suffering. This is all down to a deliberate...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (25 Jun 2025) See 7 other results from this debate

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 9, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: "(iii) the payments for educational services and supports shall be subject to a review on an annual basis.". I, too, welcome every visitor to the Gallery here today. It is great to see them all here. Also, I am conscious there are a lot of people tuning in to this important debate. I also welcome...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for her question. I will respond in reverse. I have not yet seen the feasibility study for the mother and baby unit at St. Vincent's hospital. There are two different thought processes in that regard. There was a perception that the new unit might be included in the new maternity hospital when it is built. However, I need a short-term solution in the meantime. We are...