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Topical Issues: Magdalen Laundries (25 Jun 2015): Ann Phelan: ...of the Minister for Health. I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for her interest in this issue. The Deputy will be aware the Government decided that a non-adversarial scheme for women who had worked in Magdalen laundries or similar institutions should be introduced and it asked Mr. Justice Quirke to make recommendations on an appropriate scheme. The Government accepted all the recommendations of...
Topical Issues: Magdalen Laundries (25 Jun 2015): Ann Phelan: ...on it in this House stands out in my memory as an example of where the Government and the Opposition worked together, in this case to find a solution for the women who had suffered so much in the Magdalen laundries. I advise the Deputy to take up the case to which she referred with the Minister.

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