Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 402: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position to date regarding an application made to the Residential Institutions Redress Board by a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14918/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Residential Institutions Redress Board is independent in the performance of its functions in accordance with the terms of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002. In the circumstances, I do not have access to the details of an individual's application, nor is it open to me or my Department to intercede on behalf of an individual applicant.

However, all applicants are entitled to contact the board directly, or through their legal representatives, to enquire about the progress of their applications.