Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2017
143. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) is eligible for support from a State agency in view of the fact that they have not been able to secure payment or compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52678/17]
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. Eligibility for assistance from the Fund is confined to those former residents who received awards from the Residential Institutions Redress Board or similar awards or settlements in court proceedings and who would otherwise have received an award from the Redress Board.
If the individual concerned isn't eligible to avail of services from Caranua, then he/she can't now retrospectively apply to be included in the redress scheme. While there was a redress scheme in place for people who had suffered abuse in a number of scheduled institutions, it is no longer open to new applicants. The Residential Institutions Redress Amendment Act, 2011 removed the Board's power to accept late applications received on or after the 17th September 2011.
