Results 161-180 of 220 for mother and baby speaker:Katherine Zappone

Did you mean: other and Baby speaker:397?

Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: ...this long. I will only say a few things now as we will have a lot of time to cover this ground in the following Stages. It is great that we are completing the Stage now. That is wonderful and I thank the Senators for staying along with me to do that. As I began my remarks by saying I have a sense of urgency in regard to this legislation, I would like to move it as quickly as possible...

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the opportunity for statements on the second interim report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters. I welcome all our guests in the Chamber. Following a short first interim report last July, the commission submitted its second interim report to me in September 2016. This second report focuses on a number of issues which had come...

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: ...responsibilities but, to date, he has determined that there is not sufficient evidence to enable him to open an investigation within his statutory remit. However, those are matters for the coroner and it is open to him to consult with the Garda or any other person in his consideration of those issues. I am aware of that, which is one of the reasons I have taken decisions to look for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (16 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: Upon receiving the Second Interim Report from the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) I sought the advice of the Attorney General with regard to any legal considerations for the Government in relation to its publication.

Other Questions: Aftercare Services (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 and 12 together. Every year, between 450 and 500 young people leave the care of the State. Aftercare is the planning and support put in place to meet the needs of a young person leaving statutory care at 18 years of age to assist that person to make the transition to independent living. There has been widespread uptake of aftercare services by those...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes is independent in the performance of its functions. The approach to its investigation is a matter for the Commission and I do not have any information on its engagement with the Adoption Authority or other individuals, groups or corporate bodies. In its Second Interim Report, which I published on the 11thof April, the Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The discovery of human remains by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Home's has deeply affected many people. I have visited the site of the former home in Tuam and met with former residents and their families, so I am acutely aware that many people are experiencing a great deal of anxiety and anticipation for what might happen next. For these reasons it is very important...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy will be aware, under the terms of reference set out in S.I. No. 57 of 2015, the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes (and certain related Matters) is currently investigating the 14 named Mother and Baby Homes and a representative sample of County Homes. Section 14 of the Commissions terms of reference states that the Commission has the discretion to use such...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: My commitment to a Transitional Justice approach is intended to directly support the cohort of unmarried mothers and their children who were resident for a time in a Mother and Baby Home or County Home. While the independent statutory investigation progresses its work, I wish to develop complementary gender-sensitive transitional justice mechanisms which could support and empower former...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (2 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The remit of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Home's and certain related Matters is set out in the order which established the Commission and its terms of reference S.I. No. 57 of 2015. The Commission is tasked with thoroughly examining the experiences of mothers and children resident in these homes. The scope of the Commission’s investigation includes several...

Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (12 Apr 2017)

Katherine Zappone: -----are reported that may or may not have happened. I accept and hear what the Deputy is saying, but I just do not have any comment on that. I wish to say very clearly that in terms of the Government's response, it does not mean we have closed off redress for those who have been in mother and baby homes. When the commission finishes its investigations, social history and confidential...

Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (12 Apr 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the Deputies for raising this matter and providing me with an opportunity to discuss the publication of the second interim report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. The commission was set up to inquire into the conditions in mother and baby homes and county homes in the period between 1922 and 1998. Following a short first interim report last July, the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (12 Apr 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes (and certain related Matters) was published on Tuesday 11 April. The Report is available to read at my Departments website www.DCYA.ie.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Mar 2017)

Katherine Zappone: It is important to appreciate that these institutions ceased operating many decades ago. The reality is that many of the buildings and sites which accommodated mother and baby homes and county homes have evolved significantly in the intervening years. These locations are now being used for a wide array of different activities and purposes, ranging from housing estates to private health care...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Mar 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 30 and 35 together. The survivors and loved ones of those who were resident in the Mother and Baby Homes must be central to our consideration of this complex and very emotive issue. Like many of the Deputies in this house I have met and engaged with them. Indeed one of the most memorable days of my time as Minister was at the site in Tuam before the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (28 Mar 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I do not have any plans to make recommendations to Cabinet in relation the Congregational Indemnity Agreement. As the Deputy may be aware, this agreement was negotiated 15 year ago and relates to the contribution of 18 religious Orders to the cost of the Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. My colleague the Minister for Education and Skills is currently responsible for these...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Mar 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50 and 59 together. I recognise the heightened demand for a thorough and holistic understanding of events and experiences following confirmation of the discovery of human remains on the former site of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home. Before we commence such a process, it is important that we do not lose sight of the breadth and considerable scope of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Mar 2017)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy may be aware, the Castlepollard Mother and Baby Home is one of the 14 Mother and Baby Homes included within the scope of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. However, it is essential to recognise that the Commission is independent in the performance of its functions. Therefore, the precise approach to its investigation is a matter for the Commission to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility (28 Mar 2017)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy will be aware, my colleague the Minister for Education and Skills is responsible for the 2002 Residential Institutions Redress Act. However, I understand that when the Ryan Report was published in 2009 there were a number of calls for the Redress Scheme to be extended to include additional institutions, including the Bethany Home. The decision regarding extending the Scheme...

Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:recognises that the Government established a statutory Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters in February 2015, to provide a thorough objective account of what happened to vulnerable women and children in these homes during the period...