Officials ‘in dark’over compo scheme

GOVERNMENT officials were kept in the dark over details of the compensation scheme for victims of abuse in religious institutions, it was claimed yesterday.

Officials ‘in dark’over compo scheme

Labour finance spokesperson Joan Burton said internal documents reveal that Department of Finance officials were excluded from the final stages of negotiation over a deal.

A memorandum to government, which allows department officials express their opinion on major proposals before they are signed off, was also never issued.

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