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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 Jun 2019)

Katherine Zappone: It is important to be clear that the Collaborative Forum and the Commission of Investigation are two entirely separate processes. The Commission of Investigation is an independent statutory investigative process. The Collaborative Forum was established to examine ways to facilitate dialogue with former residents of Mother and Baby Homes and related institutions on issues of concern to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) was established to facilitate a purely fact finding investigation into matters of significant public concern. The Commission is due to deliver its final report in February 2020 and it is important not to pre-empt the outcome of the Commission's work. While the Commission is not structured to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: This Commission of Investigation was established by Government in response to significant concerns around the experiences of pregnant women in a specific type of institution, namely mother and baby homes. The comprehensive investigation was framed to provide a clear emphasis on the experiences of women and children who spent time in these institutions. This was a deliberately focused rather...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (16 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The investigation of burial arrangements of persons who died while resident in this institution, and other similar institutions, is a key focus of the terms of reference for the statutory Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. We know from the Commission's Fifth Interim Reports that it has dedicated significant time and effort to advancing its investigations into these...

Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (15 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:"acknowledges the lived experiences of Irish women and children who were in former mother and baby institutions in the last century and stands in solidarity with all former residents, and their loved ones; recognises that the Government established the Commission of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (8 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...General. That is required because of the commitments or agreements on information given. I still had difficulty with it, myself. I suggested that there should be a review of that period of time, and that is in included in the Bill at a certain point. At a personal level I do not accept that - I am with the Deputy - although the advice is otherwise. The Deputy said that the mother...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (8 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the Deputy for raising the matter of the fifth interim report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters, which I published on 17 April 2019. This comprehensive report focuses on the burial arrangements in the institutions being examined by the statutory commission of investigation. The report also provides detailed information on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (8 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1342 and 1343 together. The Mother and Baby Home Commission is due to submit its final report to the Minister in February 2020. The scope of the Commission’s remit includes several specific areas of practice and procedure in the care, welfare, entry arrangements and exit pathways for the women and children who were in the named 14 institutions. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Residential Institutions (8 May 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I recognise the value and importance of sensitively developed memorialisation to honour and remember the mothers and children who resided in these institutions. When I recently published the recommendations of the First Report of the Collaborative Forum, I was pleased to announce Government approval for the development of a series of memorialisation measures to contribute to local and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (18 Apr 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...of €1.510 billion for my Department which represents an increase of just under €107 million, or 8%, over the 2018 provision. The allocation includes a current provision of €1.478 billion and a capital allocation of €32 million. At the end of March, 2019, the sum of €430 million has been expended from my Department’s current provision and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (16 Apr 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes has issued five interim reports to date. I have published four of the reports and, subject to Government approval, I plan to publish the Fifth Interim Report shortly.  It is important to acknowledge that the terms of reference for the Commission envisage multiple lines of inquiry on complex issues relating to a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commissions of Investigation Expenditure (3 Apr 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters was established by Government on 17th February 2015 (S.I. No. 57 of 2015). In establishing the Commission, the Government noted that the investigation and associated additional demands on the Department of Children and Youth Affairs were estimated to cost, to completion, were in the order of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (2 Apr 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 489 and 490 together. The Collaborative Forum is the bespoke mechanism that I established to facilitate the active participation of former residents by identifying their concerns and recommending actions and solutions to address these matters. The Forum's membership is comprised of a majority of former residents of Mother and Baby Homes and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child Protection (28 Mar 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...have had broader terms of reference to consider illegal registrations or adoptions. The commission is looking at the issue of adoptions to the extent that it has to do with what happened in the mother and baby homes. We are doing another block of work at the same time in the light of what Tusla has found. In some ways, it is good that it is happening in parallel, as distinct from...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Mar 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) submitted a Fifth Interim Report to me on 15 March 2019. I intend to seek formal Government approval to publish the report. In advance of this I will consult the Attorney General. Subject to this advice and approval, it is my intention to publish the report prior to Easter. The dignity and memory of those...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Mar 2019)

Katherine Zappone: The Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) submitted a Fifth Interim Report to me on 15 March 2019. It is a substantial report which focuses on the burial arrangements of persons who died while resident in these institutions. The report includes extensive technical reports prepared in the course of the Commission’s investigations into the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Budgets (28 Mar 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...my Department which represents an increase of just under €107 million, or 8%, over the 2018 provision. Approximately half of the Vote is targeted towards public services that protect our children and provide for their welfare. Another significant portion is to continue our journey to build an accessible, affordable and high quality Early Learning and Care system. Just over...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (27 Mar 2019)

Katherine Zappone: Yes I have received the report. The Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) submitted a Fifth Interim Report to me on 15 March 2019. It is a substantial report which focuses on the burial arrangements of persons who died while resident in these institutions. The report includes extensive technical reports prepared in the course of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (26 Mar 2019)

Katherine Zappone: I am aware of the comments made by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children. When I met the Special Rapporteur in the course of her visit to Ireland in May 2018 I set out the rationale and context to the Government's approach in establishing the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters). The Commission's terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (26 Mar 2019)

Katherine Zappone: In accordance with section 9 of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004, it is essential to recognise that the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes is independent in the performance of its functions. The engagement with witnesses is a matter for the Commission and I do not have any role or information in this regard. These operational considerations are managed directly by...