The amendment calls on the State to provide a statement recognising survivors who are applicants to the scheme and who have provided testimony about their life experiences in the institutions. Our amendment is more an empathy amendment than anything else. Amendment No. 28 is a Government amendment and has already been discussed.
What would Senator Flynn like to do with amendment No. 32? I move amendment No. 44: In page 35, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: "(4) The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the operation of the Mother and Baby Institution Payments Scheme.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Eileen Flynn and Frances Black; Níl, Senators Robbie Gallagher and Joe O'Reilly.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Carried | 23–9 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 26–9 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 7–26 |
| Question put: "That the Bill, as amended, be received for final consideration." | Carried | 22–7 |
| Question put: "That the Bill do now pass." | Carried | 23–6 |
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