Written answers

Thursday, 14 April 2005

Department of Education and Science

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

5:00 pm

Photo of John McGuinnessJohn McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason an institution (details supplied) has not been included in the redress scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11585/05]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Section 4 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 provides that in order for an institution to be placed on the Schedule of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002, the facility must have been subject to inspection or regulation by a public body. Some 128 institutions are listed on the original Schedule to the Act and I signed an order in November 2004 for the inclusion of a further 13 institutions in the Schedule.

My Department has received correspondence from both individuals and survivor groups identifying a number of additional institutions that may be eligible for inclusion in the Schedule. Discussions have taken place between my Department and other Departments that may have provided a regulatory or inspection function in the operation of these facilities in order to ascertain whether these institutions are in fact eligible for inclusion. The initial information received in some cases was limited due to the long period that had elapsed since these institutions were closed and therefore the process of verifying each of these institutions has been time consuming and is continuing.

I can confirm for the Deputy that the institution named in the question is one where inquiries are being made as to its eligibility for inclusion.

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