Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 December 2004
218 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has given any further consideration to the inclusion of an institution (details supplied) within the remit of the residential institutions redress scheme; if, in relation to that institution and related matters, she has considered the contents of a newspaper article; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31867/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 4 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 provides that in order for an institution to be placed on the Schedule of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002, the facility must have been subject to inspection or regulation by a public body. A total of 128 institutions are listed on the original Schedule to the Act and I recently signed an order adding a further 13 institutions to the Schedule.
In relation to the institution referred to by the Deputy, my Department is exploring with the trustees of that institution the possibility of a contribution being made by them towards the redress scheme. Any decision to include an institution will not be made on the basis of a contribution being forthcoming but this issue must be explored before a final decision is made on its inclusion. In relation to the article referred to by the Deputy, the religious ethos of an institution is irrelevant in considering whether or not it should be added to the Schedule.
