Residential Institutions Redress Scheme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 July 2004

Thursday, 1 July 2004

Questions (71)

Brian O'Shea

Question:

68 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the proposals he has to add a school (details supplied) in County Dublin to the list of institutions covered by the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19938/04]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Science (Mr. N. Dempsey)

Section 4 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 enables additional institutions that are identified as reformatory schools, industrial schools, orphanages, children's homes and special schools, in which children were placed and resident and in respect of which a public body had a regulatory or inspection function, to be added to the Schedule.

The institution to which the Deputy refers was a privately operated establishment and no public body had a regulatory or inspection function in respect of it. In the circumstances, it does not meet the criteria outlined in section 4 of the Act and is, therefore, not eligible for inclusion in any list of additional institutions that may be added to the Schedule to the Act.