Ms Rachel Downes:

Every survivor who works with Caranua has a dedicated application adviser with whom they work. If an urgent need is identified as part of the application, for priority we looked at those over the age of 70 or if there were long waiting lists to avail of health services. We did not necessarily pay for health services. It depended on the circumstances. We may have paid for somebody to meet a private consultant in order for them to be moved up the waiting list. We also ensured they were linked in with services.

There was no point in Caranua paying for somebody to have an operation if there was nobody linked in with them afterwards, such as a public health nurse.