Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 September 2015
523. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for assistance made to Caranua since its establishment; the number processed; and the level of resources allocated to these applications. [33046/15]
View answerCaranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million, pledged by the religious congregations, to support the needs of survivors of institutional child abuse. To date a total of €82.77 million, including €81.389m in contributions and €1.382m in associated interest has been lodged to the special Investment Account managed by the National Treasury Management Agency for the Fund. Caranua provides updates on its website (www.caranua.ie) in regard to the number of applications received and related matters. The most recent update shows that by end August 2015, Caranua had made payments of €31m to 2,336 applicants.
