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Redress payments to survivors of Magdalene Laundries

The House will be aware that Minister of State Kathleen Lynch and I announced a scheme of lump sum payments on 26 June, 2013 for women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen Laundries, St Mary's Training Centre Stanhope Street, and House of Mercy Training School, Summerhill, Wexford.

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Education and Skills

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider the decision to restrict the home tuition grant to tuition provided by teachers registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland specifically where intervention is required for pre-school children; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Health

To ask the Minister for Health his views on the proposed restriction of e-cigarettes as medical products which could result in them being more costly and less accessible than traditional tobacco cigarette; and if he will make a statement on the matter?