Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made in relation to the wider implications of a judgment (details supplied) in the European Court of Human Rights; the number of similar cases that are pending against the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8727/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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With the assistance of the Attorney General, I have sought further legal advice on the implications of the European Court of Human Rights judgment for outstanding school child abuse cases. The State Claims Agency has informed my Department that there are 45 current day school abuse claims on hands. I have asked my Department, with the Attorney General's Office and State Claims Agency, to review these cases and any other relevant cases. Following the completion of this review and receipt of the legal advice sought I will be reporting back to Government on this matter and any decisions to be taken will be made in that context.