Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All records/communications to, from, and created by the Interdepartmental Group on the following matters in relation to the development of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme. 1. the requirement for eligibility for a general payment that a person be resident as a child in a relevant institution for at least 180 days. 2. the requirement for eligibility for a medical card: that a person who was resident as a mother or a child, or both, in an institution listed in Schedule 1 for at least 180 days 3. Correspondence regarding Schedule 1 (inclusion of institutions) 4. Correspondence regarding "boarding out"/foster careThe request is for records to include ; but not limited to:- internal and external correspondence (inc correspondence between Departments)- Minutes of meetings,- Notes or memos in relation to discussions or telephone calls. The time period for this request is 12/01/2021 to 26/05/2021 (conclusion of the IDC process).