Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if payments will be made under the Caranua redress scheme towards funeral costs of survivors of institutional abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32654/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million, pledged by the religious congregations, to support the needs of survivors of institutional child abuse. The classes of services from which the Board can determine the approved services to be provided are set out in section 8(1) of the 2012 Act while section 8(2) provides that the Board of Caranua may determine whether a service is an approved service. I have no role in the making of a determination under section 8(2). For the information of the Deputy I understand that earlier this year Caranua decided to include the provision of a contribution towards funeral costs as an approved service. Details regarding Caranua’s services are available on its website (www.caranua.ie).

Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision in respect of an application for urgent house improvements under the Caranua redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32653/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million, pledged by the religious congregations, to support the needs of survivors of institutional child abuse. The processing of individual applications is a matter for Caranua itself and my officials have requested Caranua to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.