The Residential Institutions Redress Unit manages the Department’s response to initiatives for the redress of child abuse in residential institutions. The unit also co-ordinates the reports to Europe on the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights judgment in the Louise O’Keeffe case.
The unit has a staffing compliment of twelve full-time equivalent staff headed by a Principal Officer. The staffing costs are funded from the Department of Education’s salary budget and it is envisaged current staffing levels will be maintained for the foreseeable future.
The unit conducted an eligibility review to see if access to the Funds available to Caranua could be broadened. That report is available on my Department's website on https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Education-Reports/review-of-eligibility-of-persons-to-access-the-residential-institutions-statutory-fund-caranua.pdf.
The unit would also contribute to corporate publications such as my Department's annual reports.