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THE BILL NECESSARY to allow for the establishment of a Statutory Fund for survivors of institutional abuse will be published within weeks.
Minister for Education and Skills Ruairí Quinn said the drafting of the legislation is at an “advanced stage”.
“I hope to be in a position to publish the Bill in the coming weeks,” he said in an answer to a parliamentary question posed by Deputy Sandra McLellan.
Quinn said that he was aware that some affected residents wanted a more simple distribution of the money available. Arguing the case for a Statutory Fund, the minister said it will be better able to target resources at specific services to support survivors’ needs.
The scheme will approve and provide for counselling, psychological support and mental health services, as well as health, social, educational and housing services.
The Residential Institutions Statutory Fund will offer thousands of former residents of Irish institutions the chance to apply for funding for these services.
The Government has been involved in intensive consultation processes with survivors prior to the drafting of proposals.
The €110 million in funding has been garnered from contributions – in the form of both cash and land/property – made by religious congregations.
The Catholic orders in charge of the institutions in question were asked by the State to contribute to the fund following the Ryan Report.
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“The Catholic orders in charge of the institutions in question were asked by the State to contribute to the fund following the Ryan Report.”
So these organizations were “asked” and what did they answer? Amazing really what one can get away with under the guise of religion.
Indeed. Bertie himself and Minister for Education, Michael Woods, negotiated the original deal with 2 nuns. Bertie’s legendary negotiating skills crumpled under the threat of a rap on knuckles with a ruler.
Be good to see this fund up and running. Hope it does some good…
Bertie, the mater hospital book keeper, ask the very people who gave him the start, asking them to contribute? How could he……………
As we understand it the deeply flawed Residential Statutory Fund Bill 2012 with its so –called Statutory Trust Fund was steamrollered through the debates.
- and then rubber-stamped by the President.
There are around 14,768 victims of institutional child abuse at home and abroad.
For some particular reason the submissions and petitions of many victims of institutional child abuse who are against the so – called Statutory Trust Fund in its present form because its less than adequate to meet their needs.
The Party Whips of the Government Refused to Allow TD’s a Free Vote on this issue.
Shame on Them!
a deal without majority survivors of state child abuse consent and one flawed
will u go to you tube jaygo purcell shadows its my friends life story he never got to hear it killed himself last year a lonely man broken alone never told his story but to me i wrote the song for him rip jj
i wrote shadows for him he never got to hear it died a lonely broken man what a country we live in
to latefor my friend jj bastards
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