Seanad debates
Wednesday, 8 October 2003
Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (Resumed).
The Minister for Social and Family Affairs stated yesterday that the expected compensation figure would be in the region of €508 million. The Comptroller and Auditor General estimated it would be approximately €1 billion. Only time will tell which is correct. The contribution by the religious organisations was completely voluntary and, as the figures indicate, it would represent about one quarter of the total sum the State envisages it will have to pay in compensation. I will return to this issue later.
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