No decision on memorial for victims of childhood abuse, 12 years after report's publication

When taoiseach, Bertie Ahern issued an apology to survivors of institutional abuse. File picture:Niall Carson/PA Wire

The Department of Education has yet to make a decision on how to permanently memorialise the experiences of victims of childhood abuse, almost 12 years on from when it was first recommended by the Ryan Report.

The first recommendation of the landmark report published in May 2009 states that a memorial be erected, to act as a permanent public acknowledgement of the experiences of victims of institutional abuse.