Redress Board ‘capping’ awards

CHILD abuse survivors say they are not getting a good deal from the Residential Institutions Redress Board because of Government pressure to reduce compensation awards.

The Irish Survivors of Child Abuse (SOCA) said the board had not met its promise to match or exceed High Court awards to survivors.

“Not one award has breached the €300,000 maximum payment made to two prominent survivors in the High Court,” said John Kelly of SOCA.