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Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (12 Apr 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the Deputies for raising this matter and providing me with an opportunity to discuss the publication of the second interim report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. The commission was set up to inquire into the conditions in mother and baby homes and county homes in the period between 1922 and 1998. Following a short first interim report last July, the...

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

Katherine Zappone: It is important to appreciate that these institutions ceased operating many decades ago. The reality is that many of the buildings and sites which accommodated mother and baby homes and county homes have evolved significantly in the intervening years. These locations are now being used for a wide array of different activities and purposes, ranging from housing estates to private health care...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Mar 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 30 and 35 together. The survivors and loved ones of those who were resident in the Mother and Baby Homes must be central to our consideration of this complex and very emotive issue. Like many of the Deputies in this house I have met and engaged with them. Indeed one of the most memorable days of my time as Minister was at the site in Tuam before the...

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

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:recognises that the Government established a statutory Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters in February 2015, to provide a thorough objective account of what happened to vulnerable women and children in these homes during the period...

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

Katherine Zappone: ...us that it can take time to shine a light on dark periods of our history. The truth is hidden, sometimes in plain sight. It takes the brave testimony of survivors, long studies by historians and the dogged determination of investigative journalists to bring a spotlight to events which were previously only whispered about, in this case for generations. It is now almost one week since the...

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

Katherine Zappone: I was not aware we had survivors in the Visitors Gallery, otherwise, I would have begun by welcoming them along with other Members of the House. It is helpful to me to be in my beloved Seanad. It is right they should come here to hear this debate. I spoke on this in the Dáil earlier but this House offers the opportunity to reflect with depth, commitment, experience and the search for...

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

Katherine Zappone: ...it can take time to shine a light on dark periods of our history. The truth is hidden; sometimes it is hidden in plain sight. It takes the brave testimony of survivors, long studies by historians and the dogged determination of investigative journalists to bring a spotlight to events which were previously only whispered about, in this case for generations. It is now almost a week...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276 to 278, inclusive, and 281 together. At the outset it is important to state that the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes (and certain related Matters) is independent in the conduct of its investigations. Therefore, the advertising strategy is a matter for the Commission to decide and I do not have any role or influence in this...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Relations Contracts Data (9 Feb 2017)

Katherine Zappone: I can inform the Deputy that the information below is from the establishment of my Department in June 2011. I am requesting the bodies under the aegis of my Department, namely, the Child and Family Agency, the Adoption Authority of Ireland, Oberstown Children Detention Campus and the Ombudsman for Children's Office to provide the relevant information to the Deputy. Photography Costs for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commissions of Investigation (1 Feb 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) is the only Commission within the remit of my Department. It was established by Government on 17th February (S.I. No. 57 of 2015) and has offices on Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 4. The investigation is ongoing and the Commission is expected to submit three reports by February 2018. Since its establishment...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commissions of Investigation (13 Dec 2016)

Katherine Zappone: ...legal professional. By way of general advices I would encourage any person seeking information on adoption, or an incorrect registration of a birth, to contact the Adoption Authority of Ireland or the Child and Family Agency’s Community Services in the first instance. If a person believes that their birth was incorrectly registered they should inform the General Register...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (13 Dec 2016)

Katherine Zappone: ...information you require. It is the policy of my Department to keep costs in relation to the use of photographers to a minimum. My Department has a detailed project planning process for each event and the decision to book a photographer is based on the merits of the event. Increasingly my Department utilises its own staff to take photographs in-house thereby reducing costs. My...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (22 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes was established in February 2015 (S.I. No. 57 of 2015). The terms of reference require the Commission to submit three reports, namely an academic social history report; a confidential committee report on witness hearings, and the final report of the investigation into the 14 named Mother and Baby Homes and a representative sample of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commissions of Investigation (17 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters is the only Commission of Investigation established under the aegis of my Department. It was established by Government on the 17thFebruary 2015 (S.I. No. 57 of 2015) and is due to submit its three reports by February 2018. The costs associated with the Commission are met from my Department's Vote. Since...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (13 Oct 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Area Based Childhood (ABC) Programme is a joint prevention and early intervention initiative led by my Department and The Atlantic Philanthropies. The ABC Programme commenced in 2013 and was co-funded for the period 2013 to 2017 in the amount of €29.7m. The programme is managed by CES and Pobal on behalf of the funders. The aim the programme is to test and evaluate prevention...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 40 – Department of Children and Youth Affairs (5 Oct 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the Chairman. I am pleased to join the committee this morning to deal with issues relating to the Estimates for my Department and to discuss my plans for the future in the context of the programme for Government. I welcome the opportunity to brief the committee on the key issues from my perspective. Before I continue, I wish to extend an invitation to the committee to visit...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Jul 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Deputy will be aware, the central focus of the Commission of Investigation established by SI 57 of 2015 is on mothers and children accommodated in Homes for the purposes of extended ante- and post-natal maternity and infant care services. On that basis it would not be appropriate to include St Patrick's Guild as a Mother and Baby Home, as it did not provide this range of services. ...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Katherine Zappone: This is the final programme in the Department's Vote. The committee might note that this is a wide-ranging programme which aims to oversee key areas of policy, legislation and inter-sectoral collaboration to improve the lives and well-being of children and young people. Subhead C3, relating to legal fees and settlements, has incurred no expenditure to date this year. As legal costs are...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Katherine Zappone: On Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, Deputy Rabbitte's primary question has to do with the number and scope of institutions being investigated and whether that is sufficient. Obviously, the number was determined by the terms of reference. This is what the commission is engaged in, that is, reviewing the work to date and discussing some of these issues with us. What is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (31 May 2016)

Katherine Zappone: As the Deputy will be aware, the central focus of the Commission of Investigation established by S.I. No.57 of 2015 was intended to be on mothers and children accommodated in Homes for the purposes of extended ante- and post-natal maternity and infant care services. On that basis it would not have been appropriate to consider the institutions raised by the Deputy as Mother and Baby Homes, as...