Author: LLM Researchers for Clann

Hi, Many thanks for getting in touch in relation to this issue. I’d like to start by mentioning that my mother spent time in a Mother and Baby home in the 1970s – I’m very familiar with the horrific treatment women – and indeed children – received in these institutions. She was no exception. I…

Do you support a change to the current Mother and Baby Institution Payment Scheme to include all survivors? Yes, I support an amendment to the legislation for more inclusive redress If elected to office, what commitments will you make to address these ongoing exclusions to survivors?  Advocate for a Dáil vote on the issue. James…

Yes, I support an amendment to the legislation for more inclusive redress The Labour Party in government will review the operation of the existing redress scheme for survivors of Mother and Baby, and County homes. Far too many are fully excluded from the scheme, and we will extend redress to all those who spent time…

A chairde, Thank you for your email on this important issue regarding the Mother and Baby Institutions ‘Redress’ Scheme. As Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on this issue, I feel that it is very important to reply directly to yourselves. First of all, I commend each and every one of you for the fantastic work you are…

A chairde, Almost 40 percent, or 24,000 survivors have been left behind by the government’s Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme. It is estimated that 58,208 mothers and children passed through one of Ireland’s Mother and Baby homes. This is the total number of people Sinn Féin would support in our proposed amendment to the government’s redress scheme. The current discriminatory payment structure and hierarchy…

As an adoptee myself, I deeply empathise with the survivors of Mother and Baby Institutions and understand the profound pain and injustices they continue to face. My personal experience fuels my commitment to ensuring that no survivor is left behind or denied the recognition and support they deserve. If elected, I will prioritise the following…

Do you support a change to the current Mother and Baby Institution Payment Scheme to include all survivors? Yes, I support an amendment to the legislation for more inclusive redress If elected to office, what commitments will you make to address these ongoing exclusions to survivors? When elected I will be seeking to end the…

Do you support a change to the current Mother and Baby Institution Payment Scheme to include all survivors? Yes, I support an amendment to the legislation for more inclusive redress If elected to office, what commitments will you make to address these ongoing exclusions to survivors? Raise the inequality of the redress scheme at any…

Do you support a change to the current Mother and Baby Institution Payment Scheme to include all survivors? (See information in email) Yes, I support an amendment to the legislation for more inclusive redress If elected to office, what commitments will you make to address these ongoing exclusions to survivors? I will support more inclusive…

Emily , Rebecca,  Lisa , Laura  and Maggie a chairde , Thank you for your email to Mary Lou, and for your important work with CLANN. As an internationalist and anti-imperialist party, Sinn Féin is committed to human rights and equality. A number of historical wrongs by the state must be corrected urgently, and outdated…