19th June 2024
Hearing: Select Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Committee Stage consideration of the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024 took place with Minister for Education Ms. Norma Foley TD.
The Bill has now passed this Committee Stage and will proceed to Report Stage in Dail Eireann.
Proceedings can be viewed at the link below:
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachtas-tv/video-archive/committees/9514
25% increase in demand for Independent Advocacy Sage Advocacy reaches 1,050 Court Reports by end of 2025 and renews call for Independent Assisted Decision-Making (ADM)
“Advocacy support that is provided by an
organisation or person who is independent
from health and social care service providers
and the family of the person receiving the
advocacy support. An independent advocate
can empower a person to express their
will and preferences, communicate their
perspectives and engage in decision-making
processes that affect their lives.”