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Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (1 Jun 2017)

Catherine Connolly: ...of this. They were taken openly not just by the nuns but also by the courts, solicitors, judges and gardaí. Many middle-class homes in Ireland benefitted from the mother and baby homes and the Magdalen laundries. I welcome the Minister's speech today and the fact that she went to Tuam. However, it has come about not because of her initiative or that of the Government. I do not...

Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (1 Jun 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...of human rights that would reflect the stories of all those who lived in the institutions and also the work of the advocates and the campaigners, including Ms Catherine Corless and Justice for the Magdalenes. It would also tell the stories of other human rights struggles, perhaps for Travellers and LGBT people, as well as those with mental health issues and disabilities. It would also...

Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (1 Jun 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: ...to justify every couple of thousand euro that one gets. I also want to deal with 2012, because that was only five years ago. It is a very recent period. It was when the McAleese inquiry into the Magdalen laundries was informed about disturbing death rates of more than 50% to 55%. We read in the Irish Examinereven in the last few days that Professor Jim Smith wrote to the chairman of...

Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (1 Jun 2017)

Bríd Smith: ...has failed to establish an independent, thorough and effective investigation, in line with international standards, into all allegations of abuse, ill-treatment or neglect of women and children in the Magdalene Laundries". The committee urged the State "to conduct prompt, independent and thorough investigations, in line with international human rights standards, into all allegations of...

Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (1 Jun 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...on what we need to do. There will certainly be no division in terms of the approach to this issue. We have had debates before on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse and others such as on the Magdalen laundries. This is yet another chapter in our relatively recent past that is now being uncovered. We have to uncover it all in order that we can build firm foundations for the...

Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (1 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ..., "failed to establish an independent, thorough and effective investigation, in line with international standards, into all allegations of abuse, ill-treatment or neglect of women and children in the Magdalene laundries in order to establish the role of the State and church in the perpetration of alleged violations". The terms of reference for the commission of investigation into the...