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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (4 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The McAleese report and the ex gratia scheme recommended by Mr Justice Quirke relate to the 10 Magdalen laundries that operated within the State. As an exceptional measure, the Government decided that the women from two other institutions, St Mary's Training Centre, Stanhope Street and House of Mercy Training School, Summerhill Wexford, should also be included. No other institutions are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (28 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: ...asked to advise on a Scheme of supports for the women who were in these Magdalen laundries. There were a wide variety of institutions which had laundries run by different religious congregations and no decision has been made to include them all within the scope of the Magdalen Scheme. As regards the specific institution referred to by the Deputy, mother and baby homes do not come within...

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

Alan Shatter: One of the original charities associated with Bethany Home was established to assist women recently released from prison, hence my Department's interest. While we do not have full details, we have reason to believe that women prisoners on release from prison did go there. It would also appear that women convicted of criminal offences might agree to reside there as an alternative to a term of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (26 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The operation of maternity services including historical mother and baby homes does not fall within the remit of my Department.

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (15 Jun 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Question Nos. 437, 438 and 443 together. It is my understanding that ten institutions were operated by four religious congregations. They were established to provide a "refuge" or place of asylum for vulnerable women. The laundries were established within the institutions to provide the funding for the operation of the refuges. They were privately run institutions and...

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings: Motion (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to share time with Deputies Robert Dowds and Joe McHugh. I wish to start by stating that like previous speakers I welcome the bereaved relatives of the victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 17 May 1974. I know the Taoiseach met them relatively recently and earlier today in the House he repeated his commitment to raise this issue when he meets Prime Minister Cameron when he...