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Seanad: Convictions for Certain Sexual Offences (Apology and Exoneration) Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...stage. Unfortunately, we must be upfront and truthful about the many wrongs that were carried out by this State against vulnerable and minority groups in the past. I could think of the women in Magdalen laundries, the women in Bethany Homes, children in industrial schools and people with disabilities. The list could go on and on. A group of our citizens that was treated disgracefully in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (24 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...need to dramatically speed up the process of application. Moreover, we need to focus in particular on the rights of the children. It has been said to me that this is like the modern equivalent of the Magdalen laundries. Perhaps it is not as extreme but it is another example of the State failing young people in particular in this situation.

Death and Burial of Children in Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: .... We on this side of the House know they are right. Will this issue be addressed? Will the Government's actions match the noble words often voiced by the Taoiseach? This is the challenge. Will the Magdalen women get their full recompense speedily? Will we acknowledge that there was a conservative counter-revolution that hijacked the promise from ordinary, working class people? It...

Second Report of the Convention on the Constitution (Women in the Home): Statements (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...constitutional guarantees to enable them to hold the State accountable under law for all violations of our equal rights, be those through actions or failures to act such as in the case of the Magdalen women, the death of Savita Halappanavar, the one in five women who experiences domestic violence and the one in four women who experiences sexual violence or other sexual abuse in her...

Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: When will the Taoiseach bring forward this legislation to deal with what I believe is the modern day version of the way we dealt with people in institutions such as the Magdalen laundries? It is no way to treat people.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 May 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...doing what is right. They organise online attacks on individuals such as Sister Stanislaus Kennedy. They have also claimed the Turn Off the Red Light campaign is run by the religious and compare it to the Magdalen laundries. Pimps are funding campaigns to prevent us from doing the right thing. As legislators, we can choose the side of English based pimps or align ourselves with all the...

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Apr 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...down. Let us not visit a similar fate on one more survivor. This House must legislate for these women and it must do so now. Every Deputy was deeply moved when the Taoiseach finally apologised on behalf of the State for the Magdalen laundries. We met the women afterwards. It meant a great deal to them. We must still bring the issue of redress home, as we must the issue of Bethany...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Apr 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I seek greater clarity on the Bethany homes issue and the issue of the Magdalen laundries. Has the Government had any discussions on a financial contribution from the relevant religious bodies, which are responsible and which have apologised? In terms of Bethany homes, can the Taoiseach provide greater clarity on the Government's intentions in that regard?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Apr 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: When the Taoiseach met the relevant church leaders, did he discuss the issue of the Magdalen laundries and the need for a contribution from the relevant religious orders? They have issued apologies but will there be any financial contribution? At some point there must be full redress for the women involved. I attended a deeply moving presentation given by the children of some of the women...

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (Resumed) (27 Feb 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As I have outlined before, Sinn Féin welcomed the apology from the Taoiseach on behalf of the State to the women incarcerated in the Magdalen laundries. While we commend those involved in putting together the McAleese report, it really only scratches the surface of what went on in Ireland during that time. This should be seen as a starting point in the healing process of the wounds...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...that the matter before us is addressed. We are simply seeking to have an acknowledgement from all Members of the House that supports must be put in place urgently for the aging survivors of the Magdalene laundries. Thereafter, we must have an open and meaningful debate on the issues of an apology, redress and restorative justice. We will never know the full story of the injustices,...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Sep 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...that the matter before us is addressed. We are simply seeking to have an acknowledgement from all Members of the House that supports must be put in place urgently for the aging survivors of the Magdalene laundries. Thereafter, we must have an open and meaningful debate on the issues of an apology, redress and restorative justice. We will never know the full story of the injustices,...