Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2016
216. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the terms of the scheme of compensation for payments to survivors of school child sex abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31844/16]
View answerIn its response to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgment, the Government agreed in December 2014 that out of court settlements would be offered in those extant cases of school child sexual abuse being brought against the State where the cases come within the terms of the ECtHR judgment and satisfy the Statute of Limitations.
Subsequently, in July 2015, the Government approved proposals to offer ex-gratia payments up to a maximum of €84,000 to those who initiated legal proceedings in cases of school child sexual abuse against the State but who subsequently discontinued their claims against the State where, similarly, the circumstances of the claims come within the terms of the ECtHR judgment and where the claims were not statute barred prior to the proceedings being discontinued. Persons who believe that their cases come within the criteria can contact the SCA and provide supporting evidence.
