Church properties offered for compo not accepted

NONE of the properties offered by the Church by way of compensation for victims of clerical abuse in residential institutions have been accepted by the State.

The indemnity for religious congregations agreed between the State and the Congregation of Religious Institutions (CORI) as part of the compensation scheme for victims of abuse cannot be reviewed.

The implementation of the scheme, which is operated by a specially established body, the Religious Institutions Redress Board, arose during question time in the Dáil.