Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of moneys received by Caranua as interest on money held in accounts by it and the way in which this revenue was spent. [19407/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The previous Government agreed to the use of the cash element of up to €110 million of the congregations' offers to support the work of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (now known as Caranua). The Fund is being maintained from an investment account established and managed by the National Treasury Management Agency. Caranua do not manage or maintain an investment account.

Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the €220 million payment for the benefit of survivors of institutional abuse received by the previous Government was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19408/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (RISF) Act was enacted in July 2012 and provided for the establishment of a Statutory Fund to support the needs of victims of residential institutional abuse. This Fund is made up of contributions from the religious Congregations and a total of €110m has been pledged to the Fund. €220 million was never pledged to this fund.

Caranua publish details of how the fund is used to benefit survivors of institutional abuse on their website atwww.caranua.ie.