The Government says it will continue to assert “moral pressure” on religious orders to provide more money to cover the costs of redress to survivors of residential abuse, with one survivors’ group claiming Pope Francis should become involved.

JUST €20.6 million of the €348.5m promised by 16 of the 18 religious congregations in the wake of the Ryan Report has been paid to date.

THE Government should take over Leas Cross, the nursing home closed down in the wake of an RTÉ PrimeTime investigation, to ease overcrowding in Dublin hospitals, Fine Gael demanded yesterday.

IMPACT and SIPTU are to put proposals to management to avoid over 60 planned redundancies at Beaumont Convalescent Home in North Dublin.