# Roderic O'Gorman

Last year

2022

# Surrogacy

Special Oireachtas committee on international surrogacy to be established

The committee is expected to report with recommendations within three months of its establishment.

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Jan 21st 2022, 10:08 AM

# mother and baby homes

'I'll protest until I die': Call for 'forgotten' boarded out children to be given redress

Survivors say they will keep protesting until the scheme is changed.

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Jan 20th 2022, 12:21 PM

# New Law

Adopted people to get access to their birth certs and other records under new legislation

Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman said the Bill represents “a massive step forward” but campaigners have criticised elements of the legislation.

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Jan 12th 2022, 4:30 PM

# New Law

Adopted people will no longer have to attend mandatory information session when seeking records

The long-awaited Birth Information and Tracing Bill will be published today.

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Jan 12th 2022, 6:30 AM

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# burials bill

Tuam site may finally be excavated in 2022 - five years after 'significant' human remains found

The long-awaited Burials Bill and the Birth Information and Tracing Bill are expected to be published in the next two months.

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

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Dec 24th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Philomena Lee

'We've been totally vindicated': State admits rights of Mother & Baby Home survivors were breached

“It’s been such a battle but we’ve been totally vindicated, that’s the most important thing. This time our voices have been heard in terms of justice.”

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

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Dec 17th 2021, 4:55 PM

# Early Days

Schools and creches to be given €72 million to help reduce spread of Covid

€10 million in grants will be made available for providers to introduce measures to improve ventilation, including HEPA filters.

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Dec 13th 2021, 6:00 AM

# response to redress

Government will not oppose motion for review of redress scheme for Mother and Baby Home survivors

Survivors’ groups gathered at Leinster House today to call for the redress scheme to be amended to better meet the needs of survivors.

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Nov 23rd 2021, 8:40 PM

# mother-and-baby homes

Over 30 experts ask O'Gorman to change redress scheme so it considers 'impact of early trauma'

People who were born in a mother and baby institution but spent less than six months there are excluded from the scheme.

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Nov 22nd 2021, 4:23 PM

# mother-and-baby homes

'They're waiting for more of us to die': Women whose children were taken react to redress scheme

The Government’s long-awaited Mother and Baby Homes redress scheme was unveiled during the week.

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

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Nov 21st 2021, 12:05 AM

# mother-and-baby homes

'No understanding of trauma': Survivors hit out at 6-month rule & legal waiver in redress scheme

The Government unveiled the long-awaited Mother and Baby Home redress scheme earlier today.

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Nov 16th 2021, 7:15 PM

# Commission

Mother and Baby Homes: 34,000 survivors eligible for compensation in €800m redress scheme

The Cabinet signed off on the details of a long-awaited redress scheme today.

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Nov 16th 2021, 2:13 PM

# compensation

'Can you put a price on trauma?': Redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes ready

The Cabinet is set to sign off on the details of a long-awaited redress scheme later today.

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Nov 16th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Tuam

UN experts warn Burials Bill may 'create obstacles' to examining deaths at Mother & Baby Homes

The proposed legislation raises “serious concerns in relation to the State’s compliance with its international legal obligations”, the groups note.

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Nov 10th 2021, 5:19 PM

# Universal Periodic Review

UN to review Ireland's record on human rights, conversion therapy and Traveller discrimination

Minister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman will lead the Irish delegation and deliver a speech at today’s hearing.

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Nov 10th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Adoption

Adoption tracing legislation ‘risks being found unconstitutional’, O'Gorman tells Committee

Failure to balance the privacy rights of mothers with the identity rights of children could spark legal challenges to new laws, he said.

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Sep 28th 2021, 5:35 PM

# Adoption

O'Gorman says term 'birth mother' is 'reductive and hurtful' ahead of legislation debate

The minister is set to discuss the Birth Information and Tracing Bill at a meeting of the Oireachtas Children’s Committee this afternoon.

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Sep 28th 2021, 11:36 AM

# Vaccine Trials

Vomiting and fever among side effects experienced by children who took part in GSK trials

The pharma company has today published information about nine trials it carried out in Irish institutions between 1934 and 1973.

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Sep 1st 2021, 2:18 PM

# Coronavirus

Donnelly says all restrictions should be gone by Christmas, Holohan says he hopes 'much sooner'

Cabinet will meet next week to sign off on a reopening plan.

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Aug 24th 2021, 3:15 PM

# alternate report

O'Gorman 'welcomes' new report that contradicts findings of Mother and Baby Home Commission

A new report has found “significant evidence” of inhuman treatment and forced adoptions in Mother and Baby Homes.

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Jul 12th 2021, 4:20 PM

# Viktor Orban

Hungarian government writes to Ireland and EU ministers over criticism of anti-LGBT law

Leaders from 17 EU countries condemned the Hungarian law last month.

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Jul 9th 2021, 4:02 PM

# GDPR

Department 'in breach of EU law' unless it gives health records to Mother and Baby Home survivors

Survivors and experts have said a GP should not be involved in the process.

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

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Jul 9th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Roderic O'Gorman

Minister for Equality praises people of Waterford for 'incredible solidarity' with LGBTQ+ community

There have been a number of anti-LGBTQ+ incidents in this city so far this Pride Month.

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Jun 21st 2021, 4:15 PM

# Pride

'It sends a clear message': Government minister to visit Waterford after Pride flags burned in city

There has been a recent string of anti-LGBTQ+ incidents in the city.

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Jun 18th 2021, 6:30 AM

# High Court

Mother and Baby Homes: State argues that Philomena Lee and others taking legal action aren't recognisable in report

A number of survivors are seeking judicial reviews of the Commission of Investigation’s final report.

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

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Jun 16th 2021, 10:00 AM

# Kathleen Funchion

Committee 'disappointed' by commissioners' refusal to attend meeting but 'accepts it'

The Oireachtas Children’s Committee will work “very closely with the minister and the department regarding the next steps”.

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Jun 15th 2021, 4:13 PM

# Commission

'I am fuming, it's so disrespectful': Survivors react to commissioners' refusal to appear before Oireachtas

‘What the nuns said was sacrosanct, whereas our trauma was dismissed as stories’

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

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Jun 12th 2021, 12:10 AM

# Roderic O'Gorman

Minister tells survivors he believes them as opposition call report 'whitewashed fiction'

Roderic O’Gorman has told survivors that the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes was not prohibited from using their testimony.

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

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Jun 8th 2021, 9:50 PM

# direct provision

24 Emergency Accommodation centres for asylum seekers to be closed this year

The move is part of the government’s plan to end the institutionalised Direct Provision system by 2024.

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Jun 8th 2021, 4:51 PM

# Roderic O'Gorman

White Paper for ending Direct Provision 'won't work unless processing times get significantly shorter' - O'Gorman

There are 5,225 people living in Direct Provision at present and a 1,185 people living in hotels and B&Bs.

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May 22nd 2021, 8:00 AM

Covid-19 and restrictions have had 'devastating impact' on mental health of LGBTI+ young people in Ireland

A new report provides insight into what life is like for LGBTI+ young people.

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May 20th 2021, 6:30 AM

# identification of remains

DNA testing for Mother and Baby Home sites could include 'aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews'

The minister has discussed plans for “very significant DNA-based identification process”.

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May 18th 2021, 5:40 PM

# Adoptions

'Groundbreaking' legislation will give adopted people access to birth certs and early life information

Under the new law, even if a birth parent says they don’t want their child to get their birth cert or related information, the adopted person will still get access.

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.

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May 11th 2021, 5:45 PM

# Housing Crisis

Over 1,000 people with status to remain are stuck in Direct Provision as they can't find other housing

Eoin Ó Broin says these people should be included in the government’s homelessness figures.

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May 7th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Meeting

O'Gorman stresses GSK's 'moral obligation' over vaccine trials but company's position 'remains unchanged'

Representatives from the pharmaceutical giant met with Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman today.

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Apr 28th 2021, 3:22 PM

# dept of children

Illegal adoption investigator says she was treated 'disrespectfully and in an unprofessional manner' by Dept

She lodged a complaint about the department’s ‘failure to comply with the assurances’ provided to her.

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Apr 25th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Report

Migrants in Ireland 'fear speaking out' about gender-based violence over worries they will lose legal status

The findings were contained in a report by the independent Anti-Racism Committee.

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Apr 21st 2021, 2:34 PM

# Adoption

'Imagine someone clicked their fingers and you had no family or history, that's the reality for thousands of us'

Adopted people have called for long-awaited tracing and information legislation to be published as a matter of urgency.

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Apr 6th 2021, 4:46 PM

# Bethany Home

Campaigner Derek Leinster says Protestant survivors and those living abroad 'not a priority' for redress

Leinster, who was born in Bethany Home in Dublin in 1941, has campaigned for redress for over 20 years.

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Mar 25th 2021, 6:05 AM

# OAK Consulting

Department says consulting firm was hired due to 'urgency' in setting up mother and baby home redress scheme

The government has hired OAK Consulting to oversee the consultation process at a cost of €20,000.

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Mar 17th 2021, 9:30 AM