Flaws in Ireland's redress scheme for school sexual abuse victims raised in Europe

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the State failed to protect Cork woman Louise O’Keeffe, who was abused at her primary school in the 1970s.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has raised what it says are significant flaws with a new redress scheme for survivors of sexual abuse in schools with the Council of Europe.

The State has set aside €31m to address its redress obligations to survivors of sexual abuse in national schools through an ex gratia [without obligation] scheme.