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Order of Business (26 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Cabinet agreed earlier this week to the heads of the Bill and it is the intention of the Minister to try to enact legislation providing for medical cards for the survivors of the Magdalen laundries, with the co-operation of both Houses, before the end of this session. That is the intention. That is the information I currently have. I do not have information with regard to the...

Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...to request that the Department Justice and Equality would look again at the information to see if something analogous or comparable to that of victims of institutional residential abuse or the Magdalen laundries can provide the basis for some reaching out and redress. That is all I can say at this point.

Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: ...survivors. There are victims and survivors in the Visitors Gallery today, and I salute them. Why do we not include Bethany House, all the people who have been through the system and people in the Magdalene Laundries? It is for another time to address the Bethany House and Magdalene Laundries people. I will refer to the points that Senator Mullen made but in some cases, sadly, some...

Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: ...the category of people who were victims of abuse, went through the process and were recognised. At another time this House will hear from Senator McAleese about his recommendations relating to the Magdalene Laundries. The issue in Bethany House is more complex. However, my undertaking to review the operation of the fund in two years is sincere, and I will formulate some concrete...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: ...concerns expressed by many Deputies. On the issue of eligibility, some Deputies called for access to be broadened to include all former residents, relatives of victims and former residents of the Magdalen laundries and the Bethany Home. As a maximum of €110 million will be available for the fund, to assist some 15,000 potential beneficiaries, in my view the optimal approach is to...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: ...who, for some reason, chose not to apply even though the window was open for many years. That was the choice they made. It has been suggested that those people and others, such as those from the Magdalenes and Bethany House, should also be included in this round of monetary compensation. It was suggested the money should go straight to the victims, not for counselling and for related...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (14 Mar 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department does not operate or fund any grant scheme that is specifically targeted at former residents of Magdalene Laundries. As the Deputy will be aware, the Government considered the circumstances of women and girls who resided in the Laundries last year and decided that it was essential as a first step to fully establish the true facts and circumstances relating to the Magdalene...

Proposed Legislation (19 Jan 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: We have another question on that issue. In case we do not reach it, the Magdalene survivors do not qualify in that regard.

Seanad: Residential Institutions (Redress) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: ...they run are as effective as possible. Senator Norris and others referred to Bethany Home. This Bill does not close the door to an appropriate response to the survivors of Bethany Home and the Magdalen laundries. A Member of the House has accepted an invitation from the Government through the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, to chair the body that will examine this...

Seanad: Residential Institutions (9 Jun 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: ...spoke recently in the Dáil on this important matter. He asked me to point out that he has long believed the issues raised by or on behalf of those women and girls who were resident in the Magdalene laundries must be addressed. He has great sympathy for those women who feel wronged and, in common with his Cabinet colleagues, wants to help in bringing closure to this for the individuals...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions: Residential Institutions (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: ...from a group (details supplied); if the former Department of Local Government and Public Health ever acceded to the transfer of women from State, local government or county funded homes into Magdalene laundries despite the lack of a statutory basis for confining women within these institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7684/10]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (9 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 693: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children that were transferred to a Magdalene laundry from a State-regulated institution; the number of applications received by the Residential Institutions Redress Board which claim redress on the basis of section 1(3) of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (9 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 715: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will account for each child confined to a Magdalene laundry since the foundation of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6836/10]

Departmental Correspondence. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister has answered my supplementary question. I was going to ask if he would meet representatives of the Justice for Magdalenes group. I now understand that that will happen. That was all I wanted to know.

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (19 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: ...and Law Reform the position regarding a meeting (details supplied); if he will confirm that the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform sent women on remand to the Sean McDermott Street Magdalene following the introduction of the Criminal Justice Act 1960; if a capitation grant was awarded to the Magdalene laundries where these women were held on remand; if the Department of...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (19 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: ...and Law Reform the position regarding a meeting (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the practice whereby the Irish judicial system routinely arranged for women to be sent to a Magdalene laundry upon receiving a suspended sentence or upon being given probation; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that such a practice had no statutory basis; if he will...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (19 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 549: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will instruct his officials to ensure access to all relevant records within his Department relating to the Magdalene laundries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48573/09]

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (19 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 550: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there are records in his Department which indicate the number of women who were sent to Magdalene laundries since the foundation of the State; if so, if he will allow access to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48574/09]

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

Ruairi Quinn: ...our community and celebrating the contribution the majority of them have made to our society. Some issues have been brought to our attention, including the experience of women who were in the Magdalene laundries. The Bill does not address that issue and some of my colleagues will explain the technical and legal reasons for that later. That is not to say their experience was not...