Abuse survivor groups waiting for €2m funds

NEARLY 18 months after being promised €2 million to provide survivor therapy following the publication of the Ryan Report, counselling services still haven’t received a penny of the ring-fenced funding.

The Ryan Report into the abuse of children at the country’s industrial schools sent shock waves through this country and beyond when it was published in May last year.

Two months later, Children’s Minister Barry Andrews pledged that €15m — including €2m for counselling services — would be allocated towards implementing the report’s recommendations.