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Seanad: Report of the Farrelly Commission: Statements (18 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Maria McCormack: I will start with Grace in mind. One of the things that defines us as human beings and sets us apart from all other creatures is our ability to communicate and give voice to our experiences, fears, suffering and hopes. The very act of being heard is central to our humanity. For those who cannot speak or whose voices are not heard, they are utterly dependent on all of us, including the...

Seanad: Enterprise Matters and Business Supports for SMEs: Motion (18 Jun 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: ...is taken out or money is invested by the founder. Soon that dream becomes a reality. In many cases, however, this is only for a short while. When reality sets in, the administrative burden kicks off and the next thing is that the founder is in a total sweat. I remember speaking when I was on the SME task force a few years back. I said that we should apply almost the same thing to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (17 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 95. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on efforts to secure further contributions from the religious organisations associated with the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32406/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (17 Jun 2025)

Claire Kerrane: 105. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she plans to make changes to expand access to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32389/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (17 Jun 2025)

Norma Foley: Significant improvements have been made in the entitlements to both paid and unpaid leaves in recent years, including by extending paid parent's leave for parents to allow them to spend more time with their baby during their earliest years. The Maternity Protection Act 1994 and the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004 provide a pregnant employee with 26 weeks of paid maternity leave...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (17 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 112. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of payments made to date in each ‘number of days resident in relevant institution’ category of Schedule 2 and in each ‘number of days resident in relevant institution’ category of Schedule 3 of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023, by Schedule and by...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (17 Jun 2025) See 2 other results from this answer

Erin McGreehan: 664. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; the number of applications received; the number of appeals submitted; and the number of those appeals that have been overturned. [31856/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Norma Foley: The National Centre for Research and Remembrance, to be located in Sean MacDermott Street, Dublin 1, will comprise a museum and exhibition space, a research centre and repository of records related to institutional trauma in the 20th century, and a garden space for reflection and remembrance. This Centre will honour equally all those who spent time in Industrial Schools, Magdalen Laundries,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Burial Grounds (17 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this answer

Erin McGreehan: 668. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions have been taken under the Institutional Burials Act 2022 to protect the sites associated with mother and baby homes; the engagement her Department has had with relevant county councils regarding the memorialisation and protection of these sites; and the steps being taken to preserve the dignity of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Maternity and Infant Care Scheme (MICS) provides an agreed programme of care to all expectant mothers who are ordinarily resident in Ireland. This service is provided by a family doctor (GP) of the woman’s choice and a maternity unit or hospital. Women are entitled to this service even if they do not have a medical card or GP visit card. The GP provides an initial examination, if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...-related issues are addressed through the public health system at the lowest level of clinical intervention necessary. This Model of Care comprises three elements, starting in primary care (i.e., GPs) and extending into secondary care (i.e., six Regional Fertility Hubs located across the country) and, where necessary, AHR (assisted human reproduction) treatment (e.g., IVF (in-vitro...

Criminal Law (Prohibition of the Disclosure of Counselling Records) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: No, that is a fact. The idea that judges are always right and should have arbitration on this is not right. I do not agree with giving all power to a judge. I thank the Sinn Féin Deputies who have stayed and contributed to the debate on a Thursday evening. It is a pity there were not more parties. How many more women and people, because we had male victims in the Gallery when...

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025) See 7 other results from this debate

Norma Foley: I am pleased to be here. As this is, as the Cathaoirleach said, our first engagement, I look forward to working with members of the committee, the Cathaoirleach and the committee staff. I appreciate the manner in which many members have engaged with me on a personal basis and through the briefings we have provided in the Department. I look forward to the years ahead. I will begin by...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: ...this is health-related, I commend the staff in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital where I had to undergo a testing procedure. All is very well but I must say the staff there were incredibly professional and made something that should not be enjoyable in any way as enjoyable as it could be and definitely as painless as it could be. I just want to state that on the record. I turn now to an...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2025) See 4 other results from this debate

Helen McEntee: I will start by also acknowledging Sheila and thanking her for being here. In introducing the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024 before this House, I am very conscious of the enormous trauma that has been endured by survivors of all abuse. Nothing we can do now and nothing I can say here will ever undo the hurt that has been caused. It has been nearly 25...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Eoghan Kenny: Today The Guardian newspaper reported on the up to 13,000 survivors of mother and baby homes living in Britain who risk losing access to essential means-tested benefits if they accept compensation. A campaign led by our British Labour Party colleague, Liam Conlon MP, shows that if the compensation is taken up by survivors it is considered to be savings and therefore disqualifies them from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this answer

Sorca Clarke: 1273. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of a mother and baby psychiatric unit; when it will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29005/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this answer

Sorca Clarke: 1532. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the capital submission for the proposed mother and baby unit at St Vincent's Hospital. [30051/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...-related issues are addressed through the public health system at the lowest level of clinical intervention necessary. This Model of Care comprises three elements, starting in primary care (i.e., GPs) and extending into secondary care (i.e., six Regional Fertility Hubs located across the country) and, where necessary, AHR (assisted human reproduction) treatment (e.g., IVF (in-vitro...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...-related issues are addressed through the public health system at the lowest level of clinical intervention necessary. This Model of Care comprises three elements, starting in primary care (i.e., GPs) and extending into secondary care (i.e., six Regional Fertility Hubs located across the country) and, where necessary, AHR (assisted human reproduction) treatment (e.g., IVF (in-vitro...