Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Last week, the Government approved the first tranche of €250,000 to be paid to a trust in England. Yesterday, I was speaking to Ms Sally Mulready, a member of the Council of State, who has done great work on this. She has confirmed that the first two women, whom I met in the Irish Embassy in London, are in receipt of their payments. Matters have moved quickly since Mr. Justice Quirke made his decision. The Government wants to be very generous to all these women. I do not have all the details before me.

My understanding is that this will apply in respect of all women who were in the Magdalen laundries and now live abroad, some of whom are already in receipt of full medical services and medical cards. The Government wants to be generous in these cases.

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