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Order of Business (17 Dec 2009) See 3 other results from this debate

Tom Kitt: I support the views expressed by Deputy Shatter that the Government should look again at the need for a distinct redress scheme for the Magdalen laundries. The Minister outlined his position when he stated: "The State did not refer individuals to Magdalen laundries nor was it complicit in referring individuals to them." Professor James Smith from Boston came here on Tuesday and I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Data (13 Oct 2015) See 1 other result from this answer

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen Laundries, the McAleese Report, was published on 5th February 2013 and gave a fully comprehensive answer to the question posed by its terms of reference. The Report is a detailed, carefully researched document running to over 1,000 pages and brought into...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (7 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following urgent matter: the proposed restorative justice and reparations scheme of Justice for Magdalenes for all survivors of the Magdalene laundries as the Irish Human Rights Commission recently published an assessment of this proposed scheme in which it recommended the State establish a statutory mechanism to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Government decision of 19 February relates to Magdalen Laundries which were examined by the Inter-Departmental Committee set up to establish the facts of State involvement. Judge Quirke was asked to advise on a Scheme of supports for the women who were in these Magdalen laundries. There were a wide variety of institutions which had laundries run by different religious congregations and...

Seanad: Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (27 Feb 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Deirdre Clune: I welcome the opportunity to recognise the Magdalen women for the work they have done and courage they have shown in coming forward to tell their story. It has been a long road for them. As an earlier speaker noted, this is not the end of the road but the start of a new chapter, one which I hope will be bright. I also commend the women's supporters and those who worked with them and helped...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (28 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Government decision of 19 February relates to Magdalen Laundries which were examined by the Inter-Departmental Committee set up to establish the facts of State involvement. Judge Quirke has been asked to advise on a Scheme of supports for the women who were in these Magdalen laundries. There were a wide variety of institutions which had laundries run by different religious congregations...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Harte: This matter is on the record. Perhaps Deputy Martin will come into the Seanad and apologise to the victims of the Magdalen laundries on behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party, rather than demanding the reverse. This Government introduced a committee to investigate the Magdalen laundries after years of inaction by the previous Fianna Fáil Government which refused to engage with the Magdalen...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (3 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Magdalen Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Scheme was established in 2013 by the then Department of Justice and Equality on foot of the recommendations contained in the Magdalen Commission Report by Judge Quirke. In his report, Judge Quirke was of the opinion that Magdalen women should be provided with access to a comprehensive suite of health services. He specified GP services,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Report of the Committee is very comprehensive and tells a complex story about Magdalen Laundries. Approximately 10,000 women were admitted to the Magdalen Laundries in the period 1922 to 1996 and over 60% of them spent less than a year in these institutions. Much of the information in the Report has never previously been made public and it provides an extraordinary insight not only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...that made labour, including forced labour, a significant consideration. I suggest, although I may be mistaken, that part of the reason the Ombudsman felt there was no requirement to revisit the Magdalen laundry scheme or anything like it was the fact that many of the complainants had been residents of the industrial schools or residential institutions but had been subject to forced labour...

Written Answers — Report on Magdalene Laundries: Report on Magdalene Laundries (24 Mar 2011) See 3 other results from this answer

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 to 79, inclusive, together. On 9 November, 2010 the Human Rights Commission published their assessment of the request by the Justice for Magdalenes (JFM) group to carry out an enquiry under Section 9 of the Human Rights Commission Act, 2000 into the treatment of women and girls who resided in Magdalen Laundries. The Human Rights Commission decided not to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...for this Commission. I understand that the Bethany Home as a mother and baby home will be included within the terms of reference. While a final position has not been adopted as regards the Magdalen institutions, my primary concern is the interests of the women known to have been in these institutions and who have applied for benefits under the Magdalen scheme. The facts available...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised) (12 Oct 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In the short term, the Department of Justice is engaging with Tusla. In the medium term, it will actually come out of Tusla and into this new agency. The Magdalen fund was also originally in the Department of Justice. When the first transfer of functions happened in October 2020, it moved over to this Department. The Ombudsman looked at the original Magdalen scheme and made a report on...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Brian Hayes: The changes relate to a Government decision on the Magdalen laundries, which makes it clear and beyond doubt that the tax treatment of moneys given to the Magdalen women is clear for all to see. The decision does not have a wider impact in terms of other compensation payments that may be given. While I am not aware of the payments to which the Deputy refers, I can look into the matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalene Laundries Fund (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: Mr Justice Quirke has been asked to advise on the establishment of a scheme for the benefit of those women who were admitted to and worked in a Magdalen Laundry and to examine how best to operate, as part of that scheme, necessary supports for women who have been in a Magdalen Laundry. It is a matter for Mr Justice Quirke to decide independently how he carries out his examination. No...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Yesterday afternoon I attended a press conference organised by Justice for Magdalenes Research, supported by Amnesty International, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the National Women's Council. They all acknowledged the Taoiseach's apology, its integrity, that it was heartfelt and gave so much hope to the women. That apology led to the work of Mr. Justice Quirke and the...

Interdepartmental Report on the Commission of Investigation into the Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (17 Jul 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...of previous inquiries. There were drawbacks to both the McAleese and Ryan commissions. All parties need to be involved, and all documents must be released. I supported the inclusion of the Magdalen laundries in light of evidence uncovered by Justice for Magdalenes and the oral testimony that babies were born and nursed in the Magdalen laundry in Sean McDermott Street. Justice for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (7 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 and 180 together. The Government decision of 19 February relates to Magdalen Laundries which were examined by the Inter-Departmental Committee set up to establish the facts of State involvement. There were a wide variety of institutions which had laundries run by different religious congregations and no decision has been made to include them all within...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (9 Feb 2010) See 4 other results from this answer

Tom Kitt: Question 696: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will enter into dialogue with the four religious congregations involved with the Magdalene laundries in order that they will make available their records for all women and children entering Magdalene laundries after 1 January 1900. [6605/10]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (27 Feb 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons the Magdalen Laundry review terms of reference refer only to women who are now resident in Britain; and if surviving women who now reside outside Ireland and Britain will be able to access the Magdalen Laundry fund. [10703/13]