Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

The proposal in amendment No. 5 that a one-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 former residents. As I stated on Second Stage, the purpose of the fund is not to be a form of additional compensation. That issue is a matter for the redress board. The function of the fund is, as advocated in the original motion passed by Dáil Éireann in 2009, intended for the support of victims of abuse.