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- 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)
Roderic O'Gorman: ...to prioritise this legislation to address this terrible failing. I am committed to approaching all aspects of the Government’s response to the commission of investigation report into mother and baby homes in a way that is survivor-centred. I have engaged with survivors and their advocates and family members in relation to burials. I have paid close attention to the...
- 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)
Holly Cairns: ...so far as to specify that if someone dies in State care or custody, the coroner is obliged to act. Second, there is a lack of information on the causes of death. The abnormally high death rate in mother and baby institutions clearly demonstrates a high likelihood of negligence. There is also a lack of information on location of burials. All of these highlight the absolute necessity of...
- 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)
Roderic O'Gorman: What we are seeking to do in Tuam is to look at the manifestly inappropriate nature of the burials of these babies and children at the site. That is what this legislation is designed to address, namely situations where the burials of children and babies who were in mother and baby institutions or county institutions are in a manifestly inappropriate manner. That is fundamentally what this...
- 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)
Mark Ward: ...for notifying the Garda or the coroner of potential criminal activity in the past where a loved one died. Is it the agency or the Department? Who picks up the phone to the coroner or the Garda and says there is a potential that criminal activity happened in mother and baby homes in the past? Who makes that phone call?
- 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)
Roderic O'Gorman: My understanding is that anyone who has information about potential criminal activity has an obligation to engage with the relevant State authorities. The Garda recently set up special lines and an email address, and called on anyone who knows about criminal activity in mother and baby homes to contact it. We all welcome that. The obligation exists for anyone and everyone, including the...
- 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)
Roderic O'Gorman: My understanding, having spoken to officials and listened to experts, is that the appropriateness of the particular techniques very much depend on the particular site. It depends on the condition of the site and the condition of the remains at the site. The Deputy is right when he says that it is absolutely correct that this agency applies the right techniques to the particular site....
- 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)
Alan Dillon: I confirm I am in Leinster House. I welcome the Minister and thank him for his ongoing engagement on this important matter. I will touch on the importance of access to records and vital information for the many people affected by the mother and baby institutional issues. In his opening statement, the Minister said he understands the concerns being raised that the general scheme may seek to...
- 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...
- 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)
Kathleen Funchion: Is that okay for the Deputy? Very good. I thank the Minster very much for being with us and for all of the engagement. As I have said a few times regarding this Bill, it just shows the importance of the prelegislative scrutiny process. We have had a great number of hearings and I echo what others have said about the power of the coroner. That point has come through strongly in our...