# roderic-ogorman - Yesterday’s News
# Birth Information Bill
# Birth Information Bill
The Bill provides for the release of an adopted person’s birth certificate and early life information.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 29 June, 2022
# Modular Housing
# Modular Housing
All of the units are set to be two-bed apartments and will be able to accommodate a maximum of four refugees.
# roderic-ogorman - Thursday 23 June, 2022
# Pride Month
# Pride Month
In a statement ahead of Dublin Pride, the Minister for Equality said trans people in particular continue to experience discrimination and abuse.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 22 June, 2022
# Roderic O'Gorman
# Roderic O'Gorman
It seeks to clear a way for adopted people to access information on their life.
# roderic-ogorman - Monday 30 May, 2022
# Derek Leinster
# Derek Leinster
The State believes parts of Derek Leinster’s case fall outside the statute of limitations.
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 17 May, 2022
# Conversion Therapy
# Conversion Therapy
Roderic O’Gorman said the research will inform legislation to ban the controversial practice in Ireland.
# roderic-ogorman - Friday 13 May, 2022
# Cost Of Childcare
# Cost Of Childcare
A new report finds that the average weekly fee nationally per child for full day childcare is €186.84.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 11 May, 2022
# State Apology
# State Apology
Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman yesterday issued an apology in the Seanad on behalf of the Government.
# roderic-ogorman - Thursday 5 May, 2022
# Refugee Response
# Refugee Response
Over 24,000 offers of accommodation have been made with about 6,000 being withdrawn.
# roderic-ogorman - Thursday 28 April, 2022
# Ukraine Refugees
# Ukraine Refugees
Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman says Government hasn’t used the traditional procurement processes.
# roderic-ogorman - Thursday 21 April, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman earlier said “grouped” accommodation will be a “more substantial part” of housing refugees.
# roderic-ogorman - Monday 11 April, 2022
# Roderic O'Gorman
# Roderic O'Gorman
Roderic O’Gorman said Ireland won’t be able to accommodate all arrivals in own-room settings.
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 29 March, 2022
# New Regulations
# New Regulations
New regulations have come into force after months of uncertainty and threats of legal action.
# SITE OF CONSCIENCE
# SITE OF CONSCIENCE
The centre will honour survivors of mother and baby homes, industrial schools, reformatories, Magdalene laundries and related institutions.
# roderic-ogorman - Friday 25 March, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
More than 12,000 Ukrainian people have arrived in Ireland since the start of the war.
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 22 March, 2022
# Refugees
# Refugees
Over 10,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Ireland since Russia launched its invasion almost a month ago.
# roderic-ogorman - Sunday 20 March, 2022
# Roderic O'Gorman
# Roderic O'Gorman
Plans are currently underway for providing medium-term accommodation for people.
# roderic-ogorman - Monday 14 March, 2022
# St Patrick's Guild
# St Patrick's Guild
The payments will only apply to people whose illegal adoptions were facilitated by St Patrick’s Guild.
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 8 March, 2022
# Refugee Crisis
Future accomodation options including modular homes and even Defence Forces facilities are being discussed. The Telegraph has reported that UK ministers voiced concerns about Ireland's 'open door' policy. The government has said that "crisis measures" may be enacted to deal with the situation.
# roderic-ogorman - Monday 7 March, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The United Nations said yesterday that 1.5 million have fled Ukraine since the invasion of the country by Russia.
# roderic-ogorman - Sunday 6 March, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Government is making plans to accommodate thousands of refugees in Ireland.
# Boarded Out
# Boarded Out
“If you don’t want to compensate people for violating their human rights, don’t violate their human rights.”
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 22 February, 2022
# Coroner
The legislation will allow the excavation, recovery and analysis of remains at the site of the former mother and baby institutions The restriction on the jurisdiction of the coroner has been removed entirely from the Bill Catherine Corless said today is "a good day", Órla Ryan reports
# Cabinet
# Cabinet
Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman will bring the draft legislation to Cabinet this morning.
# roderic-ogorman - Friday 18 February, 2022
# Tuam
# Tuam
If the legislation passes in the coming months, the site of the former mother and baby institution in Tuam may finally be excavated.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 16 February, 2022
# Domestic Violence
# Domestic Violence
Minister Helen McEntee has committed to a womens’ refuge expansion.
# roderic-ogorman - Monday 14 February, 2022
# IHREC
# IHREC
Human Rights Commission says current law disproportionately impacts minority groups.
# roderic-ogorman - Friday 21 January, 2022
# Surrogacy
# Surrogacy
The committee is expected to report with recommendations within three months of its establishment.
# roderic-ogorman - Thursday 20 January, 2022
# Mother And Baby Homes
# Mother And Baby Homes
Survivors say they will keep protesting until the scheme is changed.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 12 January, 2022
# New Law
# New Law
Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman said the Bill represents “a massive step forward” but campaigners have criticised elements of the legislation.
# New Law
# New Law
The long-awaited Birth Information and Tracing Bill will be published today.
# roderic-ogorman - Friday 24 December, 2021
# Burials Bill
The site of the former mother and baby home may be excavated five years after a "significant" quantity of human remains were found Survivors, relatives and archaeologists have called for the Tuam site to be excavated urgently, Órla Ryan reports The long-awaited Burials Bill and the Birth Information and Tracing Bill are expected to be published in the next two months
# roderic-ogorman - Friday 17 December, 2021
# Philomena Lee
Today's settlement has been described as a "significant victory" for Philomena Lee and Mary Harney, Órla Ryan reports The State has admitted the women are identifiable in the Commission's report and should have been given a right to reply "We’ve been totally vindicated ... This time our voices have been heard in terms of justice," Harney said
# roderic-ogorman - Monday 13 December, 2021
# Early Days
# Early Days
€10 million in grants will be made available for providers to introduce measures to improve ventilation, including HEPA filters.
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 23 November, 2021
# Response To Redress
# Response To Redress
Survivors’ groups gathered at Leinster House today to call for the redress scheme to be amended to better meet the needs of survivors.
# roderic-ogorman - Monday 22 November, 2021
# Mother-and-baby Homes
# Mother-and-baby Homes
People who were born in a mother and baby institution but spent less than six months there are excluded from the scheme.
# roderic-ogorman - Sunday 21 November, 2021
# Mother-and-baby Homes
The Government's €800 million Mother and Baby Homes redress scheme was unveiled during the week Women say basing compensation on their length of stay in an institution is "absolutely disgraceful" The exclusion of many people born in institutions is a "divide and conquer" strategy, survivors tell Órla Ryan
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 16 November, 2021
# Mother-and-baby Homes
# Mother-and-baby Homes
The Government unveiled the long-awaited Mother and Baby Home redress scheme earlier today.
# Commission
# Commission
The Cabinet signed off on the details of a long-awaited redress scheme today.
# Compensation
# Compensation
The Cabinet is set to sign off on the details of a long-awaited redress scheme later today.
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