Labour wants Oireachtas committee to hold hearings into 2002 indemnity deal

Labour wants the Oireachtas Education Committee to hold hearings into the 2002 indemnity deal between religious congregations and the State in relation to compensating victims of child sex abuse.

The deal saw religious orders and the State agree to split the cost on a 50-50 basis - but the actual redress bill has seen the congregations' share fall to as little as 13%.