Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
1129. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date his officials are working towards regarding the introduction of legislation for the redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2575/22]
View answerI am acutely aware of the sense of urgency surrounding the establishment of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme and my officials are working on drafting a General Scheme of a Bill to establish the Scheme as a matter of a priority.
Once it is complete, I will bring the General Scheme to Government for formal approval. As is standard practice, the General Scheme will then be submitted to the Office of Parliamentary Council to be drafted, in close consultation with officials from my Department. As previously stated, I will seek priority drafting of the Bill when submitting the General Scheme to Government to ensure that the Bill can be introduced to the Houses of the Oireachtas as soon as possible thereafter, subject also to any pre-legislative scrutiny process which may take place.
