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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ..., there were some dark moments that we created and sustained after independence. I specifically refer to the darkness of institutionalisation, mother and baby homes, the industrial schools and Magdalen laundries. I will not get into the commission on mother and baby homes, except to say those who are formally recognised to have been in the homes were invited, with their representatives,...

Fourth Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...the whole history of this matter has been one of delay after delay over many years. It is even a number of years now since the then Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, apologised to the ladies of the Magdalen laundries, who still face a number of outstanding issues. This is all related: the Magdalen laundries, the mother and baby homes and the industrial schools. It is the treatment of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...and background. We know about our own past when it comes to protecting and guarding children and how much it leaves to be desired. We had all of the events in industrial schools, mother and baby homes, Magdalen laundries and foster homes. However, Ireland has come a long way in ensuring the safety of children and we have seen the progress that has been made on child welfare and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Sep 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My experiences come from knowing and being with the ladies from the Magdalen laundries. Common among them is the sense of hurt, physical, mental and emotional, which they experienced. In the case of the Magdalen laundry ladies, the main concern is their ages and the timeframe in terms of progressing their issues in a speedy way. I understand the need for balance between indepth study and...

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...reasons, sexually abuse children. Ireland has a horrific past in terms of protecting and guarding children. That is evident from events in the industrial schools, mother and baby homes, Magdalen laundries and some foster homes. However, Ireland has come a long way in terms of ensuring the safety of children and progress is being made in regard to child welfare and protection. We...

Third Interim Report from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The issue of institutions, whether it be mother and baby homes, industrial schools or Magdalen laundries, is harrowing and very sad when we think of the lives lost and destroyed, not to mention the physical conditions and brutality experienced by so many. Few survivors have spoken about the care they received in the institutions. It is very difficult to comprehend how adults in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (5 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 78. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department received a list of 107 women in the Galway Magdalen laundry in 1952 from the diocese of Galway in 2014 after being informed of its existence by a person (details supplied); the way in which he will ensure access to material for victims and their representatives as per the recommendation of UNCAT issued 11...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Data (19 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the redress scheme for the Magdalene survivors especially those living abroad; and if there has been progress regarding the recommendation of a person (details supplied) to discuss a memorial. [44217/17]

Resignation of Taoiseach (13 Jun 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...Ní féidir gan aitheantas a thabhairt do chumas Gaeilge an Taoisigh agus an chaoi a mbain sé úsáid as an nGaeilge. One of the most moving moments here was the apology to the ladies of the Magdalen laundries. Of course it was an apology that should never have been made, but yet the Taoiseach made it and he did it in a way that they found very satisfactory. I...

Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (1 Jun 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...of human rights that would reflect the stories of all those who lived in the institutions and also the work of the advocates and the campaigners, including Ms Catherine Corless and Justice for the Magdalenes. It would also tell the stories of other human rights struggles, perhaps for Travellers and LGBT people, as well as those with mental health issues and disabilities. It would also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (30 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 15. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the archive of the interdepartmental committee on the Magdalen laundries will be made available. [15637/17]

Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (9 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...so many people, individuals and groups in our political lives, and there will always be some who will make a significant impact on us. For me, some of those people are the women I met from the Magdalen laundries and from the Association of Mixed Race Irish . I met the latter group several times over the years and with them I met the then Minister, Senator James Reilly. For me, it was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (23 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the archive of the interdepartmental committee on the Magdalen laundries will be made available. [9177/17]

Establishment of Commission of Investigation into the Stardust Tragedy: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jan 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...case of the Stardust. Unfortunately, we have a poor record in this country when it comes to establishing and revealing the truth. How long did families and individuals wait in the context of the Magdalen laundries? The families of the victims and survivors of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings over 40 years ago are still waiting for answers. The Stardust tragedy was the worst of its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (16 Nov 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the information note on the restorative justice scheme for survivors of the Magdalen laundries, circulated in October 2014 to local Irish communities by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through its embassies, did not find its way to the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers in the United States (details supplied). [35391/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (16 Nov 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Magdalen restorative justice scheme has now been advertised in a publication (details supplied), as promised by her and as reiterated in her response of 4 February 2016; and if not, the reason. [35392/16]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (20 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...of the way to ensure their children will have the same rights and access as children who do not have a disability. I thought the stories from those in the industrial schools and the ladies in the Magdalen laundries were the worst we would hear about how we treat vulnerable people. However, we are hearing more heartbreaking, devastating and disturbing stories of what has been happening to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 222. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women who have applied for the Magdalen ex gratia scheme; the number of women in receipt of benefits from the scheme overall; and the number of women who have applied for the scheme from the United States of America and Canada and who are in receipt of benefits. [8361/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 318. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the Magdalen ex gratia scheme, if the recommended reimbursement guidelines for United States of America residents were approved by the Minister for State, Deputy Lynch, in December 2015; and the number of women availing of the guidelines. [8358/16]

Establishment of a Statutory Commission of Investigation into a Foster Home in the South East: Statements (2 Feb 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...;il le scannail eile a chuaigh ar aghaidh sa tír seo. There is an air of, "Can this have happened again in recent years?", after so many similar cases in the past. It is so reminiscent of our debates and discussions on the Magdalene Laundries, the mother and baby homes, and the abuse in residential institutions where young men, women and children were so disregarded and brutalised....