NORTHERN IRELAND
Premier
Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry – Report Chapters
Fri 20 Jan 2017
By Premier Journalist
Catholic bishops in Northern Ireland have welcomed the findings of an investigation into the decades of abuse in residential homes and apologised to all those who have suffered.
The statement comes after the publication of a report by Sir Anthony Hart of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry.
The report concluded that victims of historic child abuse in state, church and charity run homes between 1922 to 1995 should receive state-backed compensation payments of up to £100,000.
Inquiry chair Sir Hart said the minimum pay-out should be £7,500 with the maximum amount given to those who had experienced severe levels of abuse.
Part of the investigation focused on the activities of paedophile priest Brendan Smyth.
During evidence sessions the inquiry heard lurid details about the activities of the serial child molester who frequented Catholic residential homes and was convicted of more than 100 child abuse charges.
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