State set ‘illogical’ conditions on sex abuse redress scheme

The Department of Education has not made a decision on a redress scheme for those sexually abused in national schools, despite an independent review finding that a condition imposed by the State risks a continued breach of victims’ rights.

A review of 19 applications denied access to an ex-gratia scheme set up to compensate historical sexual abuse survivors has found that a requirement to provide evidence of a prior complaint against an abuser is “inherently illogical”.