Results 1-16 of 16 for other and baby speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Referendum of 25 May: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. For me, this was a hugely emotional decision and a coming full circle because the first campaign in which I was involved politically was in 1983, when we campaigned against the insertion of Article 40.3.3° into the Constitution. I was with a small band of brave people in Limerick at the time. Most of us were also involved in the...

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 Mar 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...chur ar mhuintir na hÉireann arís. Tá an t-am tagtha. Tá mé cinnte nach é Bunreacht na hÉireann an áit cheart don ábhar seo. I welcome the fact that the Government has published its legislation and its paper on possible implementation of legislation should the referendum be successful. As somebody who campaigned against the amendment in 1983,...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: ..., but I will not be exact on my age. I campaigned in 1983 against the insertion of the eighth amendment into the Constitution. It was a very difficult campaign. It was my first election campaign and the first time I had ever knocked on doors. If that did not put me off knocking on doors, nothing ever will because it was a truly horrendous campaign for everybody, particularly for those...

Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Nov 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: ..., there are 3,124 children in homeless services. Each one of them is vulnerable. When a child's family finds itself homeless, there should be a recognition of the particular needs of that child and the housing authorities should have a duty to respond to those needs. This simple Bill is designed to have a wide application. When 12 families, with 30 children among them, presented as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Termination for Medical Reasons Ireland (25 Oct 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I suppose all I can say is that this is extraordinarily difficult for both of the witnesses and for others who are in the same situation. It is also extremely powerful in terms of explaining to people what is involved. Like others, I thank the witnesses for this. Most of the questions have been around the experience of the baby dying. I was particularly moved by the cruelty of what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues Arising from the Citizens' Assembly Recommendations: Masters of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital (11 Oct 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have two questions, which are follow-ups from answers the witnesses gave to previous speakers. We are all aware of the costs of travelling and the fact that they are prohibitive for some women. If I understood Professor Malone correctly, he said that in some cases where there was a fatal foetal abnormality, the cost factor in terms of autopsies and further testing might deter a woman from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...the documentation he provided to the committee in advance of the meeting. While we can all acknowledge that children are safer, if one looks at the broad numbers for the last couple of years, and while we understand the pressure Tusla is under, I have some concerns. I accept there is always risk in these situations but I must express some concerns and ask questions on the presentation....

Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (1 Jun 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is the third time in fairly recent times that we have had an opportunity to debate this issue. It is welcome that we are moving forward and that progress is being made. I welcome the Minister's speech today and the number of measures she has told us she is taking. I, too, pay tribute to Catherine Corless and others in the Visitors Gallery who have been directly involved. It is...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Mar 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 20. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will publish the second interim report of the Commission of Inquiry into Mother and Baby Homes; if she in conjunction with her Government colleagues is considering the establishment of a redress scheme for survivors; if in the meantime there is a contact point for information and support for those whose lives have been affected by...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the decision of Sinn Féin to use the party's Private Members' time to give Deputies an opportunity to debate this issue. Some of us had an opportunity to debate this matter two weeks ago and it will be on the agenda again tomorrow. The House must collectively try to figure out the best way to get to the truth of what occurred in mother and baby homes. None of us has a...

Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (9 Mar 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...welcome the Minister's commitment to carrying out a scoping exercise to examine extending the terms of reference of the commission of inquiry. However, much more than a scoping exercise is needed and I sincerely hope at the end of it that she will announce an extension of the terms of reference because the commission of inquiry will only examine a sample of 14 mother and baby homes and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Registration of Births (25 Sep 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...of a birth does not delay to access to such services. Although the registration of a birth is a legal requirement, it is not the trigger for the delivery of State supports to that child and should not be a reason for any delay encountered. Many of the supports provided are matters for the Minister of Health, Deputy James Reilly. I include in my response information received from his...

Adoption Bill 2009: Second Stage (18 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Labour Party welcomes Ireland's long overdue ratification of the Hague convention on inter-country adoptions. We signed the convention in 1996, but will be the last of the receiving states to ratify it. We fully support its ratification. It has the safety and welfare of children at its core, which is as it should be. Everyone who has contacted us and every Member in the Chamber would...

Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...but I was told by the Ceann Comhairle's office that I cannot do so because I raised it in December. Will the Tánaiste discuss this issue again with her colleague, the Minister for Education and Science? I was told when I originally raised this case that the home had not been inspected and, therefore, could not be included in the Schedule. The Department of Health and Children has told me...

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (13 Dec 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the opportunity to raise this issue and thank the Minister for Education and Science for being here to respond to the debate. She will be aware that this issue has been raised by a number of Deputies by way of parliamentary questions and on the Order of Business. Today on the Order of Business, three Opposition party leaders raised the issue of Ms Marie Therese O'Loughlin who is...

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...on the register of persons considered unsafe to work with children. I hope the Taoiseach will provide a different answer next week. We have all received correspondence concerning the Morning Star mother and baby home and a number of other institutions that still have not been included under the schedule of secondary legislation. The Minister has indicated that the list we have is the final...