Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 123: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he proposes to publish the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill; when the legislation is likely to be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21771/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Government has approved the drafting of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill to provide for the establishment of a Statutory Fund to support the needs of victims of residential institutional abuse. The legislative proposals followed extensive consultations with representatives of survivors of residential abuse together with a public consultation process. The report on the consultation process and the General Scheme of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill are available on my Department's website. I will be meeting with groups representing survivors of residential institutional abuse to discuss the proposals later this week and I am confident that the proposals will receive broad support.

It is my intention to publish the Bill as soon as possible and I hope that this important legislation can be enacted in the autumn session.