'Moral obligation' on religious orders to contribute to redress scheme, says Foley

Asked if she is open to sequestration of church assets, Norma Foley said that the religious orders had engaged well with the scoping inquiry and she hoped that this would continue. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

There is a "moral obligation" on religious orders to contribute to any redress scheme for survivors of sexual abuse, the Education Minister has said.

A redress scheme is a key ask of survivors in a 700-page scoping inquiry report on allegations of abuse at schools run by religious orders, which was published on Tuesday. It found that many survivors "expressed the view that the religious orders should pay for, or contribute to, a redress scheme".