Written answers
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
Department of Education and Skills
Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a full report on the Indemnity Agreement; the details of the 18 religious congregations that it indemnified; the amount these congregations have contributed to the redress board; the value of these contributions that were made by the transfer of property to the State; the details of these properties; the amount by way of monies by congregation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35627/20]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Indemnity Agreement of June 2002 involved 18 congregations, acting collectively, which agreed to provide a contribution of €128m towards the costs associated with redress for survivors of institutional abuse. Those 18 congregations are
- Brothers of Charity
- Christian Brothers
- Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul
- Daughters of the Heart of Mary
- De La Salle Brothers
- Dominican Order
- Sisters of the Good Shepherd
- Oblates of Mary Immaculate
- Hospitaller Order of St John of God
- Presentation Brothers
- Presentation Sisters
- Rosminians
- Sisters of Charity
- Sisters of Nazareth
- Sisters of Our Lady of Charity
- Sisters of St Clare
- Sisters of St Louis
- Sisters of Mercy
The total contribution of €128m was comprised of three components – cash amounting to €55.07m, counselling amounting to €10m, and properties amounting to €62.93m. The cash and counselling components have been paid in full to the State. It is not possible to provide a breakdown of the cash contributed by each individual congregation as transfers of cash to the State were dealt with on a collective basis.
With regard to the transfer of properties, 58 of the 60 agreed property transfers have been fully completed. The total value of these properties, as valued in accordance with the Agreement, is €59.87m, which represents 95% of the total monetary value of all the properties transferring under this aspect of the Indemnity Agreement. The value of the transfer of these 58 properties can be summarised as follows:
| Congregation | Total Value (€m) |
|---|---|
| Sisters of Mercy | 21.26 |
| Christian Brothers | 3.87 |
| Daughters of Charity | 6.09 |
| Hospitaller Order | 0.60 |
| Presentation Sisters | 4.93 |
| Rosminians | 6.97 |
| Sisters of Charity | 12.15 |
| Brothers of Charity | 4.00 |
| Total | 59.87 |
Two properties have yet to fully transfer under the terms of the Agreement - Mounthawk Post Primary School, Tralee and the Sacred Heart Centre, Waterford.
With regard to Mounthawk, a major obstacle to the completion of the transfer has now been overcome, in that ongoing boundary litigation involving the school has been resolved. The congregation has now applied to the Property Registration Authority to register title to the disputed plot, and once this is received the transfer to the Department can be progressed. The Sacred Heart Centre has transferred to the legal ownership of the HSE but is with the Property Registration Authority for registration of the transfer.
A full list of the property transfers under the 2002 Agreement is set out below.
| Property Fully & Finally Accepted under 2002 Indemnity Agreement | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doon, Co Limerick | €640,000.00 |
| 2 | St Coleman's, Rushbrook, Cork | €571,380.00 |
| 3 | Playing Field, Carna, Co. Galway | €175,000.00 |
| 4 | Secondary School & Site, Ennistymon, Co. Clare | €980,000.00 |
| 5 | Mohill Community School Site | €520,000.00 |
| 6 | Terenure Secondary School | €4,500,000.00 |
| 7 | Site at Merrion | €8,900,000.00 |
| 8 | Two Properties at Tuam, Co. Galway | €3,020,000.00 |
| 9 | Nursery Buildings Goldenbridge | €570,000.00 |
| 10 | 24 Westcourt, Tralee | €184,110.00 |
| 11 | Site at Glenamaddy, Co. Galway | €600,000.00 |
| 12 | 11 Acre Site at Virginia Road, Kells, Co. Meath | €825,000.00 |
| 13 | Deenagh House, Killarney | €215,265.00 |
| 14 | St Anne's Secondary School | €2,600,000.00 |
| 15 | 28 The Woodlands, Celbridge, Co. Kildare | €270,000.00 |
| 16 | Vacant Buildings and Land at Rathdrum | €349,200.00 |
| 17 | Gate Lodge, Goldenbridge | €220,000.00 |
| 18 | 1 Garravogue Road, Raheen, Co Limerick | €228,550.00 |
| 19 | 23 Wooodlea, Tralee, Co Kerry | €152,370.00 |
| 20 | Goldenbridge Group Homes | €1,269,700.00 |
| 21 | Ballymote, Co Sligo | €38,000.00 |
| 22 | 15 The Willows, Mallow, Co. Cork | €114,280.00 |
| 23 | Presentation Convent, Hospital, Co Limerick (to DES) | €175,000.00 |
| 24 | Traveller Site at Blackrock, Co. Dublin | €3,045,000.00 |
| 25 | St Teresa's, Temple Hill, Blackrock, Co. Dublin | €3,045,000.00 |
| 26 | Belmullet, Co Mayo | €140,000.00 |
| 27 | 59 Hollybank Road, Drumcondra | €570,000.00 |
| 28 | Mount St Joseph, Passage West, Cork | €914,210.00 |
| 29 | Building & Site at Edgeworthstown | €598,045.00 |
| 30 | Avondale, Waterford Road, Kilkenny | €330,000.00 |
| 31 | Site at Longmile Road, Walkinstown | €325,000.00 |
| 32 | Presentation Convent Hospital, Limerick (to HVHA) | €254,000.00 |
| 33 | Convent Land at Barrack Street, Limerick | €625,000.00 |
| 34 | 2 Moyle Crescent, Clondalkin | €325,000.00 |
| 35 | .28 Acre Site at Dolphin Park, Crumlin | €250,000.00 |
| 36 | Holy Cross Gardens, Killarney | €1,270,000.00 |
| 37 | 23 Parnell Square, Dublin 1 | €1,270,000.00 |
| 38 | Convent at Newport, Co. Mayo | €635,000.00 |
| 39 | Ballina, Co. Mayo | €38,000.00 |
| 40 | Airne Villa, Rock Road, Killarney, Co Kerry | €221,615.00 |
| 41 | 6 Mount Vincent Terrace, Limerick | €400,000.00 |
| 42 | Gentili, Farahoe, Innishannon, Cork | €228,600.00 |
| 43 | Roseboro, 2 Firgrove Gardens, Bishopstown, Cork | €292,100.00 |
| 44 | 4 The Hawthorns, Macroom Road, Bandon, Cork | €215,900.00 |
| 45 | 5 Avondale Drive, Bandon, Cork | €190,500.00 |
| 46 | The Vineyard Child Centre, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow | €349,250.00 |
| 47 | Lands at Mullaghmonaghan, Co Monaghan | €825,000.00 |
| 48 | Benvon, 5 Bishopstown Road, Bishopstown, Cork | €279,400.00 |
| 49 | Kidron, Roundhill, Old Chapel, Bandon, Cork | €266,700.00 |
| 50 | St Patrick's Upton, Cork | €4,445,000.00 |
| 51 | Respite Centre, Garretstown, Cork | €635,000.00 |
| 52 | 10 The Priory, Old Chapel, Cork | €304,800.00 |
| 53 | Lands & Buildings at Lota, Glanmire, Cork | €4,000,000.00 |
| 54 | Cork Street, Dublin 8 | €5,209,300.00 |
| 55 | Rally Field, Upton, Co. Cork (in place of former Old Schoolhouse, Garretstown, Co Cork) | €110,000.00 |
| 56 | Coiscéim, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford | €222,200.00 |
| 57 | Emohruo, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford | €222,200.00 |
| 58 | Waterpark National School, Newtown Road, Waterford | €700,000.00 |
| €59,869,675.00 |
Properties not fully and finally completed under the 2002 Indemnity Agreement
| Property | Transferor | Transferee | Current / proposed use | Position at October 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mounthawk, Tralee, Co Kerry. | Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy, Southern Province | Minister for Education and Skills | Functioning post-primary school. | Pre-Contract enquiries are ongoing in respect of this property. Boundary litigation in respect of this property has been a major obstacle to achieving property transfer. This litigation is now settled. The congregation has applied to PRAI to get title registered to them for plot which had been in dispute. Once mapping issues are resolved and agreement on boundaries are finalised the transfer of the site to the Department will be progressed. The Department is engaging with the CSSO to this end. |
| Sacred Heart Centre, Waterford. | Sisters of Charity | Health Service Executive | Functioning childrens’ health centre. | Transfer substantially completed. Documentation remains with the Property Registration Authority for first registration. A Certificate of Title is expected to be received shortly and that will complete the requirements of the Indemnity Agreement. |
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