Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

The proposal in amendment No. 7 that a once-off payment be made from the fund is not acceptable, given that there is no apparent linkage between the making of such a payment and the needs of a former resident. The purpose of the fund is not and never was to provide a form of additional compensation - that issue has been dealt with by the redress board - the fund, as advocated in the motion passed by the House in 2009, is intended for the support of victims of abuse.

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