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 redress Dean Mulligan, Independent

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 A number of historical wrongs by the state must be corrected urgently, and outdated legislation on the statue books must be removed. 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…

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?; If in government PBP will legislate for more inclusive redress. If not, I will question the Taoiseach and the responsible Minister on the floor of the Dail about whether they will legislate for it. I will support all campaigns by survivors on this issue and will seek to amplify their voices in the Dail…

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?; If elected to office I will commit to meeting with survivors and engaging with them. I will also commit to lobbying for an amendment to the legislation to allow for a more inclusive redress scheme. Austin Stack, Fianna Fáil