Minister Quinn expresses disappointment at level of contributions offered by religious congregations to meet costs of residential institutional child abuse and seeks meetings [education.ie]
- Published: 05 July 2011
Minister Quinn expresses disappointment at level of contributions offered by religious congregations to meet costs of residential institutional child abuse and seeks meetings
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D.,is announcing how the government plans to progress issues raised in the follow up to the Ryan Report.The following matters are being addressed:
- Contributions towards the costs of the Response to Redress by the 18 religious congregations
- The Statutory Fund
- The future of the Redress Board
- The Memorial Committee
Contributions Towards the Costs of the Response to Redress
The final cost of the response to residential institutional child abuse is estimated to be in the region of €1.36 billion.The Government believes that this cost should be shared on a 50:50 basis, between the taxpayer and those responsible for managing the institutions where horrendous child abuse took place.
However, the offers from the religious congregations to date have fallen far short of the amount needed. Under the 2002 Indemnity Agreement, the 18 congregations involved agreed to provide a contribution of €128 million, comprising cash, property and counselling services.
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