Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 March 2015
556. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the negotiations for the transfer of school infrastructure owned by 18 religious orders, as cited in the Ryan report. [12708/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department is continuing to engage with the congregations in relation to their property offers made in the aftermath of the publication of the Ryan Report. The transfer of the properties offered thus far are being progressed. Whilst progress is being made in this matter, no properties have as yet been fully transferred. The Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 included provisions enabling the congregations to transfer properties to the State as contributions towards the cost of redress. As I explained to the Deputy in response to a previous Parliamentary Question the position as regards the proposed transfer of school infrastructure is that 4 congregations who own some school infrastructure have expressed a willingness to enter into discussions, which are likely to be over an extended period and outside of the redress arrangements.
