Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 February 2018
228. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the buildings due to be handed over as part of the redress scheme; the value of the buildings; and the indicative date for transfer to the State. [6078/18]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, contributions from religious congregations towards the costs of redress are being made under two separate rounds: the 2002 legally binding Indemnity Agreement and the voluntary offers made by the congregations in 2009 in the aftermath of the publication of the report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (the Ryan Report).
In early December 2017 my Department provided a comprehensive information note to Dáil Éireann’s Committee of Public Accounts, at the Committee’s request, in relation to contributions by religious congregations towards the costs incurred by the State in responding to residential institution child abuse. The relevant correspondence may be accessed via the following links: http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/media/committees/pac/correspondence/2017meetings/meeting58-07122017/PAC32-R-965(i)-B---Dept-of-Education-Follow-Up-re-CAG-Special-Report-96.pdf
http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/media/committees/pac/correspondence/2017meetings/meeting58-07122017/PAC32-R-965(ii)-B---Properties-appendix-1--2.pdf
http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/media/committees/pac/correspondence/2017meetings/meeting58-07122017/PAC32-R-965(iii)-B---Properties-appendix-3.pdf
It should be noted that in the course of 2017 information was provided to the Committee of Public Accounts in response to other specific requests from the Committee. I should note also that subsequent to the provision of the information note to the Committee in December one further property, Beaumont Convalescent Home, Beaumont, Dublin 9, fully transferred to the Health Service Executive while additional cash contributions amounting to €1.95 million were received from a congregation. Finally, I should note also that a former school in Westport, Co. Mayo, initially due to transfer to Mayo County Council, is now transferring to the Minister for Education and Skills.
