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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Magdalene Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Scheme was established in 2013 by the then Department of Justice and Equality on foot of the recommendations contained in the Magdalen Commission Report by Judge Quirke. In his report, Judge Quirke outlined that Magdalen women should be provided with access to a comprehensive suite of health services. He specified GP services, prescribed drugs,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (28 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Magdalene Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Scheme was established in 2013 by the then Department of Justice and Equality on foot of the recommendations contained in the Magdalen Commission Report by Judge Quirke. In his report, Judge Quirke outlined that Magdalen women should be provided with access to a comprehensive suite of health services. He specified GP services, prescribed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (11 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Magdalene Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Scheme was established in 2013 by the then Department of Justice and Equality on foot of the recommendations contained in the Magdalen Commission Report by Judge Quirke. In his report, Judge Quirke was of the opinion that Magdalen women should be provided with access to a comprehensive suite of health services. He specified GP services,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (11 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...information is not to hand and, once received, I will arrange for the matter to be examined and a response to issue to the Deputy. The Deputy may be aware that, as part of the package of wide ranging supports for Magdalen Laundry survivors, eligible participants do not have to pay the public hospital in-patient statutory charge. This exemptions means that eligible women do not have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Eligibility for a Household Benefit Package would be a matter for my colleague the Minister for Social Protection. As part of the package of wide-ranging health related supports for Magdalen Laundry Survivors, eligible participants do not have to pay the statutory emergency department charge or the public hospital in-patient statutory charge. These exemptions mean that the eligible women...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (3 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Magdalen Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Scheme was established in 2013 by the then Department of Justice and Equality on foot of the recommendations contained in the Magdalen Commission Report by Judge Quirke. In his report, Judge Quirke was of the opinion that Magdalen women should be provided with access to a comprehensive suite of health services. He specified GP services,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Magdalen Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Scheme was established in 2013 by the Department of Justice and Equality on foot of the recommendations contained in the Magdalen Commission Report. Women who qualify under the Ex-Gratia Scheme are eligible to access a range of health services in Ireland in accordance with the recommendations of the Magdalen Commission Report.  These services...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Oct 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: ...in their totality. Let us make sure the needed resources are provided more broadly for women's health. We have had CervicalCheck, symphysiotomy, Portiuncula Hospital, the Tuam mother and baby home and the Magdalen laundries. Scandal after scandal in healthcare in this country has related to women's health and, in the main, to women's reproductive health. It must stop. Let us also...

Independent Clinical Review of Maternity Services at Portiuncula University Hospital: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: ...fantastic work every day of our doctors, nurses, midwives and everyone else involved. When it comes to women’s health and the control of women’s bodies, however, this State has a dark past - the Magdalen laundries, mother and baby homes, symphysiotomy, forced adoptions and falsified birth certificates. The list goes on and on. Now added to that list is what happened at...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: ...this debate is a question of control by the State of women and women's bodies and on that question, Ireland has a dark and shameful history. We are becoming more aware of the outrage that was the Magdalen laundries where women were literally incarcerated as prisoners. Those who were pregnant had their babies taken from them, and sold. We are just recently aware of the Tuam mother and...