Seanad debates

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage

 

10:30 am

Photo of Mary Seery KearneyMary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will make one last plea. I have family; my mother is from County Mayo. The worst possible thing that could have happened to my grandmother was that she would be sent to the county home. I am with Senator Ruane all the way on the issue of being on the same site. Once a woman was within those premises, she was a lesser human being in the manner of her treatment. We can include these women within what we have in legislation. I would be very taken aback if we did not include these women, and there would be yet another group which would be disappointed and let down.

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