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Magdalene Laundries: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...;il Éireann: notes that this motion has been drawn up with a survivor centred ethos; agrees with the State’s position, as articulated in Dáil Éireann in February 2002, that abuse occurred in the Magdalene Laundries, that the abuse was an appalling breach of trust and that the victims of that abuse suffered and continue to suffer greatly; acknowledges the hurt and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Apology (16 Jan 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...;naiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of discussions he has had with Dublin City Council senior management regarding the creation of an appropriate memorial at the Gloucester Street Magdalen laundry site on Seán McDermott Street, Dublin 1; and the assistance his Department has provided to Dublin City Council to progress the engagement with Magdalen laundry survivors...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (10 Dec 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to implement all recommendations contained within the Magdalene Commission report as prepared by Mr. Justice Quirke in May 2012 on the establishment of an ex gratia scheme and related matters for the benefit of those women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen laundries; the date on which legislation to provide enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (27 Feb 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons the Magdalen Laundry review terms of reference refer only to women who are now resident in Britain; and if surviving women who now reside outside Ireland and Britain will be able to access the Magdalen Laundry fund. [10703/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Magdalen Laundries Issues (9 May 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 142. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 941 and 942 of 16 April 2013, the steps being taken to ensure that there is access to Magdalene graves and ensure the upkeep of Magdalene graves. [21967/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to advertise the existence of the Magdalene Fund/Commission, as well as the requirement that women register with the Commission, in media outlets at home and abroad, in view of the lessons learned form the Residential Institutions Redress Board, where applicants living abroad came forward after the deadline claiming that they were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Apology (16 Jan 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 611. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the work undertaken by his Department regarding the Quirke report recommendation that a memorial to the Magdalen women be funded and provided for by the Government; and if this work includes engagement with Dublin City Council officials to develop a memorial on the former Magdalen laundry site on Sean McDermott Street, Dublin...

Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The survivors of the Magdalene laundries were excluded from institutional redress schemes and have not received an apology from the State or a recognition of the abuse visited on them. When will the House have sight of the interdepartmental report on the Magdalene laundries? Will the Taoiseach assure Deputies that time will be provided for the Dáil to debate the report early in the new...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date the independent chair of the Magdalene Laundries inter-Departmental Committee will be appointed; will the terms of reference of the Committees' investigation include access to relevant Government Departments records including his Deparment who approved on a Statutory basis the use of St. Mary Magdalene's Asylum, Lower Sean...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (19 Nov 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has knowledge of the accounts audit for the €250k given to the Irish Women Survivor’s Support Network on the night of the Magdalene apology; the percentage of this funding that is dedicated to Magdalene survivors; if this funding has been renewed in the most recent budget; and if the Government are continuing to fund, and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 512. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the Magdalene Laundries Restorative Justice Scheme to include the number of women who have applied to the Fund; the number of the applicants that have received a payment, medical card, pension payment and or additional supports as provided by the Magdalene Commission Report; and can if he will confirm that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (27 Nov 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the recently published addendum to the terms of the Magdalen restorative justice ex gratia scheme includes a provision that the calculation of the lump sum redress payment will be made on the basis that no child under 12 years of age worked in a Magdalen laundry, unless an applicant provides evidence of such work...

Other Questions: Magdalen Laundries Issues (13 Jun 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...if he has received Mr Justice John Quirke’s recommendations taking into account the findings of the Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalene Laundries in view of details supplied; his views on the United Nations Committee against Torture’s opinion (details further supplied); and if he will clarify if the...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...will independently verify, in a report laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, that the legislation does indeed fully and faithfully implement the relevant recommendations contained within the Magdalen Commission Report on the establishment of an ex-gratia Scheme and related matters for the benefit of those women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen Laundries, authored by Mr...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...for Justice and Equality if he remains committed to complying with the recommendations of the Ombudsman’s report, Opportunity Lost - An Investigation by the Ombudsman into the Administration of the Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme; and if he is satisfied with the ongoing delay by the Attorney General to approve an addendum to the Magdalen laundries redress scheme to enable his...

Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...will be a difficult and controversial item of legislation, particularly for survivors of institutional abuse who still await State recognition and redress. The interdepartmental committee on the Magdalene laundries has not reported back to the Dáil and I am disappointed that the Minister refuses to acknowledge State responsibility for the survivors of Bethany Home. When will the...

Order of Business (28 Jun 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...and I intend to put forward amendments to the Bill in order to address several stark omissions therein, including the omission from its terms of reference of the women and children of the Magdalene laundries and Bethany Home. I do not have any sense that the Government is minded to amend the Bill to give to those particular categories of victims the recognition, support and compensation...

Order of Business (27 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: Last week, I raised with the Taoiseach the issue of legislation to allow for medical services and medical cards for the Magdalen laundries survivors. He referred me to the Minister for Justice and Equality who has written to me today. He has confirmed that the legislation will be in place by early 2014. However, I am concerned that the medical cover will only apply to women who are...

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (19 Feb 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...journalism, most notably that of the late Mary Raftery, the inquiries into industrial schools, the diligence of human rights activists and advocacy groups and, above all, the immense bravery of Magdalen women and their families put the truth on the record. We have known of the trauma endured by women and girls for some time. The 2009 Ryan report made an explicit reference to the abuse...

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: For most people the term "slavery" conjures up images of slave ships crossing the Atlantic between Africa and the Americas. What went on in the Magdalen laundries in this State, however, was a very Irish form of slavery. We know that it continued from the foundation of this State until 1996. An estimated 30,000 women were detained in these laundries, which were run by Catholic religious...