Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to implement the recommendations of the Caranua report Facing the Future Together: Discussing Ireland’s Lifelong Responsibility to the Survivors of Institutional Abuse on additional supports for survivors of institutional abuse. [43995/20]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to equip all survivors of institutional abuse with medical cards and support with housing. [43996/20]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all survivors of institutional abuse and their families will be provided with free and easily accessible counselling services. [43997/20]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to ensure that all public service staff working in a customer-facing role and all medical staff receive trauma-informed training on the way to identify survivors of institutional abuse and support them. [43998/20]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has completed research into identifying the supports needed by institutional abuse survivors who are no longer resident in Ireland. [43999/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 to 188, inclusive, together.

While the State did implement a number of measures following the revelations of systemic child abuse in institutions where the State was in 'loco parentis', I am aware that survivors have on going needs. I have met with and heard the views from a number of survivors who have been meeting together to set out how they consider the State should support them into the future. I have also met with organisations, both Irish and UK based, that provide services for the support of survivors.

My Department will continue to meet with other Departments and agencies to identify how best to support and meet survivors needs as well as to improve access to other State services.