Still no deal on congregations' contribution to mother and baby home redress

Still no deal on congregations' contribution to mother and baby home redress

The Government cannot compel the orders to make any payment, but it is requesting orders to help pay for some of the cost of the €800m redress scheme. File picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

An agreement on how much religious congregations will pay towards the mother and baby home redress scheme is still a considerable way off, the Children's Minister has warned.

It is more than a year since Minister Roderic O'Gorman published details of the redress scheme, with applications due to open as early as possible in 2023.

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