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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (11 Jul 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW plans to carry out a clean-up operation to remove overgrown vegetation at the site of Magdalene Tower, Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31203/18]

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...this week in the information on the Kerry babies case and the way in which Joanne Hayes was treated. It was a very dark and lonely place for Irish women in so many ways. Others have spoken about the Magdalen laundries, the way in which children were put into institutions and the way in which unmarried mothers were treated. This is still a dark country for the thousands of Irish women...

Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (1 Jun 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...on what we need to do. There will certainly be no division in terms of the approach to this issue. We have had debates before on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse and others such as on the Magdalen laundries. This is yet another chapter in our relatively recent past that is now being uncovered. We have to uncover it all in order that we can build firm foundations for the...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...their birth origins. It was also about how society frowned on certain issues. It was an Ireland that we are all glad to see the back of. There has been progress in many respects, including on the Magdalen laundries, residential institutions legislation and all that followed from the latter, but we have not dealt with everything yet. The children's referendum was a major and important...

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...regard. They are very general enabling provisions. I cannot see any reason for the Minister of State not to accept them. We live in a very different time from the time when women were put into Magdalene Laundries in order not to cause scandal. We locked away people who got pregnant out of wedlock. We live in a very different world. If the Minister of State can provide for what we...

Institutional Child Abuse Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...were excluded, and there are others. People were excluded because of their age. There are many people who are currently excluded from redress who should not be excluded, including those from the Magdalene Laundries. This should be an all-inclusive provision and whatever gaps exist must be filled. We cannot leave this as unfinished business. We must ensure we respond fully. I spoke...