935. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to advertise the existence of the Magdalen Fund/Commission, as well as the requirement that women register with the Commission, in media outlets at home and abroad, in view of the lessons learned form the Residential Institutions Redress Board, where applicants living abroad came forward after the deadline claiming that they were never informed about the scheme; if he will commit to placing advertisements in national and local newspapers here as well as Irish Diaspora newspapers in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia in order that those not affiliated to groups have an equal chance to gain entitlements as survivors of abuse in the Magdalen Laundries; and in this year of The Gathering, if he will do everything in his power to reach out to survivors living abroad and empower them to avail of the Magdalene fund. [17150/13]

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935. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to advertise the existence of the Magdalen Fund/Commission, as well as the requirement that women register with the Commission, in media outlets at home and abroad, in view of the lessons learned form the Residential Institutions Redress Board, where applicants living abroad came forward after the deadline claiming that they were never informed about the scheme; if he will commit to placing advertisements in national and local newspapers here as well as Irish Diaspora newspapers in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia in order that those not affiliated to groups have an equal chance to gain entitlements as survivors of abuse in the Magdalen Laundries; and in this year of The Gathering, if he will do everything in his power to reach out to survivors living abroad and empower them to avail of the Magdalene fund. [17150/13]

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