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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...House. I also wish to thank everyone today. It has been very informative. Many of my questions have also been asked already. One of the biggest concerns I have is about the information request and the lack of any enforcement mechanisms. Information is of critical importance and is crucial. I would like that to be looked at. As for people who wish to receive counselling, that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am in Leinster House. I, too, thank all of the witnesses for coming in today. We all feel so bad about the stories and the situation has been very hard. I thank Ms Coughlan for her story. My first question is for Ms Coughlan and Mr. Herdman. I am conscious that the decision on the application to develop Bessborough has not yet been made, and I am sure that the back and forth is quite...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...complexity arising in seeking to facilitate an external review of accounts provided privately. That was one of the concerns I had. Some survivors still feel their testimony should be reviewed and the Minister has addressed that here. He spoke in his opening statement about some survivors not being able to see their own words in the final report. I can only say that I have been on this...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Second Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister. Before I continue, I acknowledge how engaged the Minister and his staff have been. He listened to families, survivors and the wider community and made changes in this legislation that were recommended to him. We had a very lengthy process at committee but it was good that we did so. The Chairman, Deputy Funchion, and committee members from all parties worked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Chair, and I confirm that I am in Leinster House. I apologise for being late. I was on with the IT department for the last half an hour because my computer crashed. I am back up and running now, it was nothing sinister and everything is fine. I do not know what happened, so I apologise for coming in late. The IT staff were very good, they sorted it all out for me. I do not...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (23 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...relates to vital services. We need to ensure funding is available. This funding is always important but it has been especially important in the past year when so much has happened with Covid-19 and everything else. I note one of the sections under childcare referred to a high-level goal of making childcare more affordable. This issue has been raised with my office. Many people want...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I was upstairs in my office for the first part of the meeting. I thank all the witnesses. Everyone is very passionate about this matter. It brought me back to the issue of the mother and baby homes. We worked with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, on that. The Minister is very committed to supporting and working with everyone. It is...

Impact of Covid-19 on Women for International Women’s Day: Statements (4 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I welcome this opportunity to discuss the disproportionate impact that Covid-19 has had on women and to reflect on where women are in Irish society today as we celebrate women on International Women’s Day on 8 March. In the 100 years since women won the right to vote, there have been millions upon millions of stories of strong women forging the way ahead, fighting for equality....

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...to 15,579 survivors. These survivors, along with those who obtained a similar court award or settlement, would be eligible to access support provided for under this Bill. That is really welcome and important because not enough has been done. On supporting further and higher education through grants for survivors ranging from €500 to €2,000, it is important to realise...

Level 5 Response to Covid-19: Statements (Resumed) (23 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We all got a shock when we realised that we had to go to level 5 this week. Many people are doing the right thing by washing their hands, wearing masks and reducing contacts while businesses have spent thousands of euro modifying their premises to protect their staff and customers. They were all stunned when they realised that no matter how hard they tried, the virus had taken control and...