Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2023-05-16
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Mary Seery Kearney (FG), Nominated by the Taoiseach

I was clear on Second Stage that I very much support the views of psychologists like Dr. Gabor Maté on trauma that can be experienced in the womb. I have been very clear on that and I maintain that position. However, I will not be called out for lack of compassion for survivors from a party member of an organisation that is very selective in the survivors around this country for whom it has actual compassion. I reject that contention.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-16