Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2018
303. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an independent assessment by a person (details supplied) of the redress scheme for survivors of historical child sexual abuse will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45059/18]
View answerAs the Deputy may be aware, following the original submission on ‘whether the imposition of the condition which required that there had to be evidence of a prior complaint of child sexual abuse on the part of the employee in question to the school authority (or a school authority in which the employee has previously worked), to establish eligibility for a payment under the ex gratia scheme, is consistent with and a correct implementation of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Louise O’Keeffe v. Ireland’, Mr Justice O'Neill asked the Minister to address in particular ‘the legal status and/or legal effect in domestic law, of decisions/determinations of the Committee of Ministers in relation to the implementation/enforcement of judgments of the ECtHR.’
The submission on this was forwarded to Mr Justice O’Neill on 14 September can be accessed on the Department's website. Mr Justice O'Neill has invited solicitors representing applicants for assessment and other third parties for their views on this submission.
