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Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I want to pay tribute to the survivors from the County Clare Nursery, Kilrush, and thank and acknowledge Ms Rita McCarthy in west Clare for all of her work and research that brought that little piece of history to life for us in west Clare. It is extremely disappointing that the Government has continued with this legislation for survivors, which allows for any survivors to be excluded. I...

Mother and Baby Institutions: Statements (25 Nov 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...to speak on this issue. I am very proud to be part of Sinn Féin, which introduced a Private Members' motion on the issue earlier this week. That was in an attempt to improve the terms and conditions of the scheme. How did we get here? I will never be able to fathom the conclusion that trauma lasting less than six months is undeserving of any financial redress under the scheme...

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2020)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on this deeply sensitive topic. The mother and baby homes commission of investigation was a welcome announcement in 2015. The work of the commission to examine many aspects of the procedures in these homes and how they operated was needed, and it was imperative that its work proceeded without interference. However, almost six years on from the...