Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 November 2016
135. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision in respect of an application for urgent house improvements under the Caranua redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32653/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraCaranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million, pledged by the religious congregations, to support the needs of survivors of institutional child abuse. The processing of individual applications is a matter for Caranua itself and my officials have requested Caranua to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
