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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Illegal Adoptions (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: ...analysis of illegal registrations will also cover illegal adoptions. I have checked the UN definition of illegal adoptions. It is:  “Adoptions resulting from crimes such as abduction and sale of and trafficking in children, fraud in the declaration of adoptability, falsification of official documents or coercion, and any illicit activity or practice such as lack of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Illegal Adoptions (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Deputy will be aware that I have commenced a further analysis of illegal registrations following on from the announcement that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency had identified 126 cases where births were illegally registered between 1946 and 1969 by St Patrick’s Guild adoption agency. This analysis will seek to establish if there is further evidence of illegal registrations in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Registration (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: ...that this has in fact happened, before it contacts the individuals concerned.  This threshold has now been reached in the case of the 126 St Patrick’s Guild files. This is a very serious and sensitive issue. People have the right to know of their true origins and, where we have clear evidence, I believe we have an obligation to tell the people affected.  Some may know...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Registration (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: On the 29th May 2018 I announced that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency had identified 126 cases where births were incorrectly registered between 1946 and 1969. The cases were identified during an analysis of adoption records that were transferred to Tusla by the former adoption society St Patrick’s Guild. It was during the course of working with these records and in particular...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Illegal Adoptions (13 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: ...to keep records.  This clear evidence has only been found in the case of the 126 St Patrick’s Guild files that I announced on 29th May last. On that date I announced that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency had identified 126 cases where births were incorrectly registered between 1946 and 1969. The cases were identified during an analysis of adoption records that were...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HSE Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: ...case with me. I am deeply conscious that giving testimony to a Commission of Investigation, or otherwise revisiting difficult personal experiences, can be distressing for many former residents and some may need to access various supports in dealing with these issues. I am aware that the Health Service Executive (HSE) provides counselling services and can provide transport...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: On the 29th May 2018 I announced that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency had identified 126 cases where births were incorrectly registered between 1946 and 1969. The cases were identified during an analysis of adoption records that were transferred to Tusla by the former adoption society St Patrick’s Guild. It was during the course of working with these records and in particular...

Seanad: Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (30 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: ...These come from the records of a former adoption society, St. Patrick’s Guild, SPG. Tusla has identified 126 individuals in 13,500 records whose births were incorrectly registered between 1946 and 1969. I am grateful for the opportunity to make a statement in Seanad Éireann, which will give me the chance to brief Members in more detail on the issue. Senators have always...

Seanad: Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The Senator has asked a good question. It is an estimation based on nursing homes in particular places, as I understand it, but I can get further information on that. The main point is that they are not in the possession of the State at the moment. Many Senators have mentioned people within civil society and journalists. I have met Conall Ó Fátharta and made sure he was informed...

Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am deeply conscious that giving testimony to a commission and revisiting difficult personal experiences will be distressing for many former residents. I know that some people may need to access various supports around this time. I also acknowledge that the Deputy has raised this issue recently and thank her for highlighting this important matter. I have previously advised that any...

Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: Bethany Home is one of the institutions included within the terms of reference of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. This particular institution was one of the first identified for inclusion when the scope of the investigation was being decided. Decisions on the issues to be investigated by the commission were informed by the serious concerns about the care and...

Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: There are two ways to respond to that. More generally, in terms of the mother and baby homes and the time that work is taking, I have described - as I am aware the Deputy has also - great empathy for the waiting that the people are experiencing. In that context. I believe the Deputy is aware that I have taken a number of other actions to engage with the primary stakeholders and...

Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the Deputy for her question. I know she is interested in and supportive of the work of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. I am keen to provide a status update on the commission. It is important to reiterate that the commission is an independent statutory investigation. It was established by the Oireachtas in 2015 to examine the experiences of vulnerable...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: ...Forum is in the process of being established so the costs incurred to date relate to the initial work of the selection panel. These figures do not include expenditure incurred directly by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation in the course of its independent investigations. Categories Costs Advertising €0 Consultants €170,500 Collaborative Forum ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: The question of redress for former residents of Mother and Baby Homes is one which I have addressed on a number of occasions and I am happy to restate the Government's position for the Deputy. Mother and Baby Homes have not been central to any previous statutory inquiry so this Commission must be given the opportunity to advance its investigation and to establish the facts of what...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I am committed to working with my colleagues in Government, and in collaboration with former residents, to take appropriate actions to address the issues which have already emerged from the work of the Commission. I believe that this is the best way forward in our response to what are hugely complex and sensitive matters. The principles of transitional justice inform my approach to these...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 385 together. Notwithstanding Ireland’s standing invitation to all United Nations thematic special procedures holders, I received Government approval for a specific invitation to be extended to the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence to visit Ireland in the context of our...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 May 2018)

Katherine Zappone: With regard to the statutory Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters), it is firstly important to recognise that the Commission is independent in the conduct of its investigations. I am conscious that revisiting difficult personal experiences when giving testimony to a Commission would be distressing for those involved. I know that some people may...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Counselling Service (18 Apr 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 223 to 225, inclusive, together. Persons affected by experiences connected to mother and baby homes may wish to contact the HSE National Counselling Service (NCS) which provides free professional, confidential counselling and psychotherapy services in all regions of the country. Persons seeking access to this support and other health services can contact the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (17 Apr 2018)

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 to manage and progress and I do not have any role or information in this regard. The legislative...