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Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...meant or could potentially mean. Six years ago next month, I received a phone call from a friend to tell me that the lovely wife of a good friend had passed away during childbirth. I was stunned and could not believe it had happened to this lovely man, with whom I had spoken just a few days beforehand. He had spoken of his excitement and anticipation of having a lovely baby. All of a...

Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (1 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: As a state, we must continue to hang our head in shame when we think about and contemplate the injustices faced by the many survivors of mother and baby homes, particularly as they reach their later years. It is imperative that justice and recognition be delivered to them as soon as possible. There must also be justice in how those who have left us are remembered and recognised in an...

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: There is no doubt in saying the time of being born and the time of giving birth must be the most vulnerable times in anybody's life, for the infant being born and the mother giving birth. As a nation, we absolutely owe these women and their children the very best of professional care and support in the highest end hospital with all the necessary equipment should anything go wrong. I will...

Maternity Leave and Benefit: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I wish to share time with Deputies Anne Rabbitte, Niamh Smith, Aindrias Moynihan, James Brown and Frank O'Rourke. I start by saying, as one premature baby to another, that there are many of us around. When one thinks about how many premature babies are born every year, it should not be unusual that a number of current Deputies would have been born prematurely themselves. There is no...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 May 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Katherine Zappone, on her appointment and wish her well in the task that lies ahead. The Bill deals with the sensitive and difficult issues of adoption proceedings, adoption orders and adoption eligibility, but we all agree that the paramount concern must be the best interests of the child. Every child has an inalienable and now, constitutionally,...