Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 246: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Cork is not included as an institution under the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002; if it can be included at this stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42990/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Residential Institutions Redress Board was established under statute in 2002. Under the terms of the legislation, the institutions to be covered by the terms of the scheme were listed on a Schedule to the Act. This Schedule initially contained 128 institutions.

In 2004 a further 13 institutions were added to the Schedule by Ministerial Order in accordance with the legislation. Again in 2005 an additional 3 institutions were added by Order. At that particular time, my Department, in consultation with other relevant Government Departments, having fully considered the question of adding additional institutions to the Schedule, concluded that no further institutions would be added to the Schedule. Since then, no further institutions have been added to the Schedule.

I would however like to point out that a person's ineligibility to apply for and be considered for an award under the terms of the Redress Scheme does not affect their statutory right to pursue any other legal avenue which may be open to them.