# roderic-ogorman - Yesterday’s News
# 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Over 24,000 offers of accommodation have been made with about 6,000 being withdrawn.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.
# roderic-ogorman - Wednesday 10 November, 2021
# Tuam
# Tuam
The proposed legislation raises “serious concerns in relation to the State’s compliance with its international legal obligations”, the groups note.
# Universal Periodic Review
# Universal Periodic Review
Minister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman will lead the Irish delegation and deliver a speech at today’s hearing.
# 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.
