Some orders stalling on redress details

A NUMBER of religious orders have yet to submit details of extra contributions they propose making towards compensation for institutional child abuse victims.

Some orders stalling on redress details
Fri, 13 Nov, 2009 - 00:00
Niall Murray - Education Correspondent

Following a meeting in early June between Taoiseach Brian Cowen and other Cabinet members with representatives of congregations which ran the residential institutions probed by the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, the orders indicated they would be willing to make extra contributions.

This followed renewed pressure on them to increase the €127 million donation they previously agreed with the Department of Education to pay towards the cost of compensation for victims who received awards from the Residential Institutions Redress Board, which is expected to reach €1.2 billion when all claims are finalised.

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