Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if money granted by Caranua to a survivor of an institution that was to be used, only for household goods, but not yet used may still be claimed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32110/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Caranua was established in 2013 to disburse funding supports to survivors of abuse in residential institutions from a fund of €110m plus interest which was contributed by the relevant congregations following the publication of the Ryan Report in 2009.

As the funding available to Caranua was finite in nature, Caranua began to wind-down its operations in 2018, and finalised all outstanding applications by March 2021. My Department is not in a position to re-open applications or undertake functions on behalf of Caranua.

As the Deputy may be aware, Government recently approved proposals to provide for the formal dissolution of Caranua and it is my intention to progress the required legislation in the coming months.