Written answers

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Department of Education and Skills

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Photo of Maureen O'SullivanMaureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when An Grianán Institution was added to schedule A of the Residential Institutions Redress Act; the rationale for its late inclusion; the actions taken at the time by his Department and the RIRB to advertise and make known to survivors that An Grianán was now included; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some women were not made aware of this change and therefore were too late in applying for the redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29005/14]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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An Grianán Training Centre was included in the original Schedule to the Residential Institutions Redress Act, 2002 which specified the institutions for the purposes of the Redress Scheme. Applicants had a period of up to 3 years, until 15 December 2005, to apply to the Redress Board. However, section 8 of the 2002 Act allowed the Board to extend this period in exceptional circumstances. This power to accept late applications was removed by the Residential Institutions Redress Amendment Act, 2011, with effect from 17th September 2011.

By this date, over 5 and half years after the initial closing date, the Board had received 2,766 late applications. The Board undertook an extensive advertising campaign, using press, television and radio advertising. It also held information days and distributed leaflets and pamphlets. It also advertised the final date for receipt of late applications in 2011.

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