# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 28 September, 2021
# Adoption
# Adoption
Failure to balance the privacy rights of mothers with the identity rights of children could spark legal challenges to new laws, he said.
# Adoption
# Adoption
The minister is set to discuss the Birth Information and Tracing Bill at a meeting of the Oireachtas Children’s Committee this afternoon.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 1 September, 2021
# Vaccine Trials
# Vaccine Trials
The pharma company has today published information about nine trials it carried out in Irish institutions between 1934 and 1973.
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 24 August, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Cabinet will meet next week to sign off on a reopening plan.
# roderic-ogorman - Monday 12 July, 2021
# Alternate Report
# Alternate Report
A new report has found “significant evidence” of inhuman treatment and forced adoptions in Mother and Baby Homes.
# roderic-ogorman - Friday 9 July, 2021
# Viktor Orban
# Viktor Orban
Leaders from 17 EU countries condemned the Hungarian law last month.
# GDPR
A data expert says the Minister for Children's approach breaches GDPR, Órla Ryan writes Survivors have said a GP should not be involved in the process - at odds with the Department Minister Roderic O'Gorman is in discussions with Cabinet colleagues about new regulations
# roderic-ogorman - Monday 21 June, 2021
# Roderic O'Gorman
# Roderic O'Gorman
There have been a number of anti-LGBTQ+ incidents in this city so far this Pride Month.
# roderic-ogorman - Friday 18 June, 2021
# Pride
# Pride
There has been a recent string of anti-LGBTQ+ incidents in the city.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 16 June, 2021
# High Court
A number of survivors are seeking judicial reviews of the Commission of Investigation's final report The Government is set to argue that Lee and others taking legal action are not identifiable in the final report, Órla Ryan reports It will also stress the fact that, although set up by the Government, the Commission acted independently
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 15 June, 2021
# Kathleen Funchion
# Kathleen Funchion
The Oireachtas Children’s Committee will work “very closely with the minister and the department regarding the next steps”.
# roderic-ogorman - Saturday 12 June, 2021
# Commission
Mother and Baby Home survivors say recent developments have silenced them all over again, Órla Ryan reports One of the women taking legal action against the Commission's findings says she will continue to fight for justice The commissioners have refused the latest invitation to appear before the Oireachtas Children's Committee
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 8 June, 2021
# Roderic O'Gorman
Roderic O'Gorman has told survivors that the Commission into Mother and Baby Homes was not prohibited from using their testimony "For my own part, I want to be clear - you are believed," the minister said Survivors and relatives have said the latest revelations are "insulting" and "dehumanising", Órla Ryan writes
# Direct Provision
# Direct Provision
The move is part of the government’s plan to end the institutionalised Direct Provision system by 2024.
# roderic-ogorman - Saturday 22 May, 2021
# Roderic O'Gorman
# Roderic O'Gorman
There are 5,225 people living in Direct Provision at present and a 1,185 people living in hotels and B&Bs.
# roderic-ogorman - Thursday 20 May, 2021
A new report provides insight into what life is like for LGBTI+ young people.
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 18 May, 2021
# Identification Of Remains
# Identification Of Remains
The minister has discussed plans for “very significant DNA-based identification process”.
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 11 May, 2021
# Adoptions
The legislation will provide a clear right of access for adopted people and others with questions on their origins to birth certs, birth and early life information. The Bill will have to first undergo pre-legislative scrutiny, which is expected to take place in the coming months. A separate memo addressing the issue of illegal birth registrations was brought to Cabinet this morning.
# roderic-ogorman - Friday 7 May, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Eoin Ó Broin says these people should be included in the government’s homelessness figures.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 28 April, 2021
# Meeting
# Meeting
Representatives from the pharmaceutical giant met with Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman today.
# roderic-ogorman - Sunday 25 April, 2021
# Dept Of Children
# Dept Of Children
She lodged a complaint about the department’s ‘failure to comply with the assurances’ provided to her.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 21 April, 2021
# Report
# Report
The findings were contained in a report by the independent Anti-Racism Committee.
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 6 April, 2021
# Adoption
# Adoption
Adopted people have called for long-awaited tracing and information legislation to be published as a matter of urgency.
# roderic-ogorman - Thursday 25 March, 2021
# Bethany Home
# Bethany Home
Leinster, who was born in Bethany Home in Dublin in 1941, has campaigned for redress for over 20 years.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 17 March, 2021
# OAK Consulting
# OAK Consulting
The government has hired OAK Consulting to oversee the consultation process at a cost of €20,000.
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 16 March, 2021
# Eyes Right
# Eyes Right
Final part in a four-part investigation into the far right in Ireland analyses the growth of US-style tactics used by Irish influencers on the platform.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 10 March, 2021
# Birth Certs
# Birth Certs
The minister has also launched a consultation process for a redress scheme for survivors of Mother And Baby Homes.
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 9 March, 2021
# Birth Registration
# Birth Registration
Minister Roderic O’Gorman says “deep ethical issues” arise in relation to illegal birth registrations, and an inquiry may still happen.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 3 March, 2021
# Illegal Adoption
# Illegal Adoption
The review was commissioned in 2018 but its publication was delayed.
# roderic-ogorman - Friday 26 February, 2021
# Deleted Tapes
# Deleted Tapes
The minister noted that members of the commission “can’t be compelled to come before the Oireachtas”.
# Asylum Seekers
# Asylum Seekers
Plans to end Direct Provision by 2024 were unveiled today.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 24 February, 2021
# Mother-and-baby Homes
# Mother-and-baby Homes
A Social Democrats’ motion to extend the commission’s term by one year had broad support but is non-binding and is not being acted on by government.
# Deleted Audio
# Deleted Audio
The commission is due to dissolve on 28 February but a number of TDs want its term extended amid concerns over deleted audio recordings.
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 23 February, 2021
# Mother And Baby
# Mother And Baby
The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes has agreed to deposit the recordings with the Department.
# roderic-ogorman - Sunday 21 February, 2021
# Lockdown
# Lockdown
Legislation on mandatory hotel quarantine is due to come before the Dáil this week.
# roderic-ogorman - Friday 19 February, 2021
# Testimony
# Testimony
“We all know how difficult it is to permanently destroy electronic information,” the minister said today.
# roderic-ogorman - Thursday 18 February, 2021
# Mother And Baby
# Mother And Baby
The Tánasite said he could not make a commitment today that it would be extended beyond 28 February.
# roderic-ogorman - Tuesday 16 February, 2021
# Commission
# Commission
The minister said the Commission informed him of the latest development today.
# Commission
# Commission
A number of witnesses have contacted the gardaí and Data Protection Commissioner to date.
# roderic-ogorman - Friday 5 February, 2021
# Final Report
# Final Report
Committee members are “very disappointed” by the latest development.
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