Carol Nolan
Question:138. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the use of funding by Caranua since it was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26134/17]
View answerWednesday, 31 May 2017
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Caranua is an independent statutory body established under the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012. The legislation provides that €110 million in contributions from religious congregations will be made available to Caranua to help meet the needs of persons who, as children, were abused in residential institutions.
Approximately €60m had been spent on services for former residents with a further €6m approximately expended on administration costs. Services have been provided to over 4,500 applicants.
It is a statutory requirement that Caranua prepares both an annual report of its activities and proceedings and an annual account of moneys received and expended. The annual reports and accounts for each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 have been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. Those reports and accounts detail Caranua’s activities in the years in question and provide appropriate financial information. I understand that the annual report for 2016 will be submitted to me shortly while the accounts will be submitted to me following completion of the audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Both documents will be laid before the Houses in the normal manner.
I should point out also that Caranua provides regular updates on its website (www.caranua.ie) regarding its activities.