€850m paid out to 13,669 abuse victims

ALMOST €850 million has been paid out to date to people abused as children in institutions.

€850m paid out to 13,669 abuse victims
Tue, 05 Jul, 2011 - 01:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

The Government said that the Residential Institutions Redress Board had made 13,669 awards up until the end of last May.

The average award has been €62,875, with the overall bill so far hitting €847m.

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