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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (13 Feb 2019)

Katherine Zappone: ...provides a clear and deliberate emphasis on the experiences of women and children who spent time in Mother and Baby Homes. Accordingly, the Terms of Reference focus on these institutions. While the Magdalene Laundries did not function as Mother and Baby Homes, their role as entry and exit pathways will be examined and these institutions are also included in the Social History module of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Meetings (4 Dec 2018)

Katherine Zappone: ...re Illegal Adoptions Dublin 31-May Attending Launch of South Dublin County Council's new LGBTQ+ Staff Network Dublin 01-Jun Visiting St Joseph's Special School Dublin 06-Jun Attending Dublin Honours Magdalene Supper Dublin 07-Jun Opening Early Years Strategy Open Policy Debate (Early Years Strategy) Dublin 08-Jun Visiting to Ballyroan Boys National School Dublin 21-Jun Gay...

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

Katherine Zappone: ...it is examining and investigating all mother and baby homes and county homes. I agree with the Deputy that there are lots of different examples of experiences within institutions, be that the Magdalen laundries, the industrial schools, the orphanages or mother and baby homes, where terrible things have happened. We have a terrible, shameful history. There may be more to be done in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Sep 2018)

Katherine Zappone: ...Home, originally Blackhall Place, Dublin 7 and from 1934 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6; 5. Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home, Tuam, Co. Galway; 6. Denny House, Eglington Rd, Dublin 4, originally Magdalen Home, 8 Lower Leeson St, Dublin 2; 7.Kilrush, Cooraclare Rd, Co. Clare; 8. Manor House, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath; 9. Ms. Carr’s (Flatlets), 16 Northbrook Rd, Dublin 6; 10. Regina...

Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Katherine Zappone: ...survivor centred and designed with the needs and the hopes of survivors in mind. It may be time to consider a scope. We are living in a present that is still attempting to respond appropriately to the Magdalen laundries, the mother and baby homes and this adoption illegality issues. We may need to reckon with our national history of gender and justice, inclusive of the ways in which it...

Third Interim Report from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Katherine Zappone: ...on it. In light of those experiences, it must mean much to her that the Deputy is able to be here today and raise the issue not only on his own behalf, but on behalf of his mother and many other Magdalen laundry heroes, to use the language of my colleague. I acknowledge the Deputy's comments about the event on 5 and 6 June. I am generally in favour of, and have spoken at length about,...

Seanad: Second Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: ...Devine about the 2012 report, the files were surrendered to the HSE when the homes were closed. The information in question was examined by the HSE as part of its input to the examination of the Magdalen laundries. All the issues of concern, which I share, are within the remit of the current commission. It is important to point out that these serious concerns about high death rates and...

Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2017)

Katherine Zappone: ...to Inquire into Child Abuse which had a wide remit to inquire into the abuse of children in any place where children were cared for other than as members of their families; and - the report of the interdepartmental committee into Magdalen laundries established the facts of State involvement with the laundries under the supervision of an independent chairperson;further agrees that the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (23 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: .... Documentation from the former Bessborough and Tuam Mother and Baby Homes was examined by the HSE as part of its response to the Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalene Laundries. In the course of this work the HSE provided a draft report to the Committee secretariat and to the Department of Health and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. This...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Katherine Zappone: ...Mr. Mike Allen of Focus Ireland and Mr. Fintan McNamara of the Residential Landlords Association for their expert commentary during the drafting of the Bill. I especially thank my assistant, Ms Magdalene Hayden, for her work on this. The Bill provides for three voluntary rent agreement schemes which offer better security of tenure and certainty of rent for tenants than is currently...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

Katherine Zappone: ...also involves human rights. It is on the proposed merger between the Equality Authority and the Irish Human Rights Commission. We would all agree that the recent publication of the report on Magdalen laundries reminds us that watchdogs must monitor and oversee the actions of the State in regard to human rights. Currently, neither the Irish Human Rights Commission nor the Equality...