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Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: ...of holders of a Health (Amendment) Act 1996 card, ensuring relevant participants’ involvement in the review, (b) assess any difference in entitlement to services in the context of the first recommendation of the 2013 Magdalen Commission Report, and (c) not later than 3 months after its commencement, make a report to each House of the Oireachtas of the findings made on the review...

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: To say we are playing games with the Magdalen women is an outrageous statement. Long before Deputy McDonald and I were born, this situation arose and no Government in the history of the State did anything about it. It was swept aside and under the carpet. Everybody in this House accepted that the appointment of Mr. Justice Quirke to look at the Magdalen situation was the way to go. He...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (15 Jan 2014) See 1 other result from this answer

Alan Shatter: A tabular breakdown of the applications received to date, by country of residence, under the ex gratia Scheme for women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen Laundries, St Mary's Training Centre, Stanhope St, and House of Mercy Training School, Summerhill, Wexford, is set out below for the Deputy's information. Applications to Magdalen Scheme by country of residence Country No....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (18 Sep 2012) See 2 other results from this answer

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons for the delay in the publication of the final report of the Inter-Departmental Committee investigating State involvement in the Magdalene Laundries; the reason he will not proceed with urgency to establish restorative justice to those who suffered in Magdalene Laundries and other institutions after 22 months of the IHRC recommendation...

Written Answers — Compensation Payments: Compensation Payments (23 Jun 2011) See 1 other result from this answer

Alan Shatter: In the context of the Magdalen laundries, the report of the Irish Human Rights Commission recommended that if, after investigation, State involvement/responsibility is established, the question of redress should be considered. The UN Committee Against Torture recommended that the State should investigate allegations of torture, and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Eligibility for health services for the Magdalen women is provided by the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 which sets out the primary and community health services available in Ireland, free of charge, effective from 1 July 2015. The services are as follows: GP services; prescribed drugs, medicines, aids and appliances; dental, ophthalmic and aural services; home...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (1 Oct 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Lou McDonald: 512. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the Magdalene Laundries Restorative Justice Scheme to include the number of women who have applied to the Fund; the number of the applicants that have received a payment, medical card, pension payment and or additional supports as provided by the Magdalene Commission Report; and can if he will confirm that the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Government-Church Dialogue (10 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: This matter was the subject of two detailed analyses by two governments. I recall very well the impact of meeting the survivors of the Magdalen laundries. When I engaged with them we put in place a scheme that brought a conclusion to that and I am glad to see that the first payments are proceeding. However, the Minister, Deputy Shatter, and the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Magdalen Laundries (15 Nov 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The table below sets out a breakdown of the applications to date to the Magdalen Laundries Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Redress Scheme by country of residence, and the number of successful applications to the scheme by country of residence. - Magdalen Laundries Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Redress Scheme Country of residence No....

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014) See 1 other result from this debate

Enda Kenny: We already dealt with the Bethany Homes issue. That has been confirmed as not being akin to the Magdalen situation by Government. The Government has made a decision on that - not just this Government, but a previous Government. The Magdalen laundries issue is being dealt with very effectively following the judicial report into it and payments are being made. The Minister has already...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013) See 3 other results from this debate

Aideen Hayden: Like most Senators, I am hopeful that the Taoiseach will rise later today to give a full and unequivocal apology not just to the residents of the Magdalen laundries but to the families of those who are unfortunately deceased, and that he will announce that full and proper redress will be given to the residents and their families. I rarely find myself disagreeing with Senator Norris but I am...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2015) See 4 other results from this debate

Joan Collins: We are not the only ones asking these questions but Justice for Magdalenes is also raising these concerns. I asked the Minister last week if she had contacted that organisation to give it a full picture of what the State is putting in place, including the legislation and what she says she is considering outside it. That would have been a better approach and given the Justice for Magdalenes...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Martin Ferris: ...one way to safeguard the rights of those who are entitled to redress but who have been unable to access it. I will conclude by highlighting the plight of women and children who were placed in the Magdalene laundries and in Bethany Home, as well as the shameful refusal of the Government to provide any meaningful assistance to the victims of these institutions. One year after the United...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (23 Jun 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that I cannot comment on individual cases. However, I can advise that Judge Quirke recommended that any ex gratia payment in excess of €50,000 would be paid to the Magdalen woman by way of weekly instalments.Judge Quirke also recommended that "additional income ex-gratia payments, (payable to women entitled to payments in excess of €50,000) will not...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2013) See 10 other results from this debate

Enda Kenny: ...and Equality, Deputy Shatter, and the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, before the United Nations committee made its recommendation. This, however, is about women and young girls who entered Magdalen laundries through a variety of routes. As the report points out, this is not a simple, single issue. The Government is genuinely concerned at bringing about reconciliation and closure to the...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (3 May 2011) See 3 other results from this answer

Michael McGrath: ...he will clarify his response of 23 March 2011 with respect to the Government's response to the Irish Human Rights Commission's assessment of human rights violations of women and young girls in the Magdalene laundries; if he will provide an update with regard to the draft submission to the Government to which he referred to in the aforementioned response; and his views on the new...

Other Questions: Magdalen Laundries Issues (13 Jun 2013) See 2 other results from this debate

Mary Lou McDonald: ...if he has received Mr Justice John Quirke’s recommendations taking into account the findings of the Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalene Laundries in view of details supplied; his views on the United Nations Committee against Torture’s opinion (details further supplied); and if he will clarify if the...

Departmental Bodies (25 Oct 2011) See 3 other results from this debate

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...Equality that leaving aside the work of the Inter-Departmental Committee being chaired by Senator Mc Aleese, the action he is taking to progress the issue of restorative justice for women of the Magdalene laundry system; his response to the Restorative Justice and Reparations scheme proposed by the Justice for Magdalenes group; when will the State lead on offering an apology and...

Topical Issue Debate: Magdalen Laundries Issues (27 Jun 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Alan Shatter: ...with Minister of State Kathleen Lynch, in March 2011 following my taking office as Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence. It reflects my promise to the women who resided and worked in the Magdalen laundries to see justice done. The process we initiated resulted in an unprecedented trawl of papers and records held by the State and State agencies to assist in establishing the facts...

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Residential Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Lynn Ruane: ...is an abbreviated and simplified version of the amendment we tabled on Committee Stage. It would require the Minister for Justice and Equality to review the health and social services available to the Magdalen women under this Act, compare them to the services available to those entitled to a medical card under the Health (Amendment) Act 1996 and ensure the participation of the Magdalen...