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- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Has the review started yet?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: When does Mr. Ó Foghlú expect it to start?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I will be dealing with Caranua later on, but I think that should really be expedited because it is such a harrowing experience for these survivors. We know that. If the Department is going to be reviewing the eligibility criteria it needs to be done sooner rather than later. Can I ask Mr. Ó Foghlú about the contributions from non-Catholic organisations? Have congregations from...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Sorry, I am not clear on what the witness is saying.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: In total.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: How many of them are non-Catholic?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Can the witness answer whether or not any of the contributions made by individual congregations are in any way proportionate to the awards made to those abused under their care?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: It would be helpful to see that data.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: It is important that we see that there is not a correlation there and that there is no favouritism, for want of a better word. I wish to ask about counselling. Some €10 million was offered up for counselling and support. Who was to provide this counselling support? I presume it is not being provided by the congregations under whose care these people have suffered. I presume...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Sure.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Who provided the service?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: It is a Catholic organisation. One can see-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: One can see the irony of that. That is the very point I was trying to make, though I did not know what the answer would be. I think it would have been better in terms of reassuring the claimants had they received counselling from an external group. Would the witness accept that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I was just told it was a Catholic-run organisation called Towards Healing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: That has provided counselling to claimants who have suffered abuse in Catholic organisations.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: No, but does the witness not see the difficulty there?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: For future reference, I think it would be advisable to employ an external group.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I just wish to point it out.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 96 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Child Abuse Inquiry and Redress (13 Apr 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I understand that, but I think it is unfortunate. That just makes the situation worse for people when they are trying to extricate themselves from a situation after being through so much. I wish to ask about the Sisters of Mercy health and education properties. Did they offer any schools and hospitals specifically?