Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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1347.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who have engaged with the mother and baby redress scheme since it has opened; and the number of persons who have engaged but withdrawn from engagement of same.[34265/24]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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By use of the term "engaged", I am taking to mean the Deputy is enquiring about applications. As at Monday 2nd September, 5,035 applications have been received of which 4,242 are complete applications and are progressing or have been determined. (In the incomplete application category, the applicants are being supported by the Payment Scheme Office in order to provide the outstanding information required so that their application can move forward. This could be, for example, a supporting document such as certified photo ID.)

A Notice of Determination, which is a decision on an application to the Payment Scheme, has issued in 2,448 cases. To date, 1,432 offers under the Payment Scheme have been accepted, with 1,306 paid or in the process of being paid, and with an average payment of just under €15,500. Almost half of these applicants were also deemed eligible for health supports under the Payment Scheme i.e. the Enhanced Medical Card or, for those living outside of Ireland, the once-off Health Support Payment valued at €3,000.

One application to the Scheme has been withdrawn.