Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 January 2016
420. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funds distributed by Caranua, by heading and by the number of persons in 2015; and the amount of funds remaining to be distributed. [2058/16]
View answerCaranua 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. Caranua provides regular updates on its website (www.caranua.ie) in regard to the number of applications received, the amounts expended by it and related matters. Figures in relation to the year to 30 November 2015 may be accessed on that website and end December figures will be published in due course. Full details regarding Caranua's expenditure will be set out in the organisation's accounts which are subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General. In accordance with the relevant legislative provisions, Caranua's audited annual accounts will be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas in the normal manner.
I am advised that to date Caranua has incurred expenditure totalling some €43 million, and accordingly it has a further €67 million available to it to meet future expenditure needs.
