National
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Mother & Baby Homes
I spoke about the Mother & Baby Homes Report last night in the Dáil. It’s a shameful time in our recent history where women and children were treated as less than second class citizens. What we can do now is fully acknowledge and support survivors, and put in place strong legislation for adoptees to ensure they have the basic right to their information and identity.
On a wider level, I believe we need to seriously look at the interdependence of our State with the Church, and the continuation of the delivery of state services by the Church. -
Vaccine Rollout Plan (Part 2)
The second part of my contribution to Minister for Health last night about vaccine rollout and concerns about the information people are not receiving about the rollout plan.
The full response can be read here; https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-01-13/12/#spk_163 -
Vaccine Rollout Plan
"When will I be vaccinated?" It's a question I have been asked multiple times over the past two weeks, and unfortunately one that I haven't been able to give an an answer to definitively. I raised this with Minister Donnelly in the Dáil this evening and asked for a specific schedule that would include groups such as pharmacists and home/family carers. Naturally this would be subjects to change depending on supply but it would still provide more clarity than what we have now.