€34m for groups supporting institutional abuse survivors

AN estimated €34 million has been provided to groups supporting victims of institutional abuse between 2001 and 2009.

The latest report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, on the Department of Education and Skills, found that a total of 11 survivor groups (six based in Ireland and five in Britain) have received funding in this period.

Between 2001 and 2009, the Department of Education provided €11.6m to “support groups in the provision of an information and referral service”.