IRELAND
Irish Examiner
Saturday, January 28, 2017
By Conall Ó Fátharta
Irish Examiner Reporter
The ombudsman has launched an investigation into possible “evidence of maladministration” of the Magdalene redress scheme by the Department of Justice and Equality.
The investigation was revealed in the High Court on Thursday where two women are challenging the department’s decision not to include them in the redress scheme.
The ombudsman, Peter Tyndall, notified the department of its intention to launch an investigation on December 20.
The Irish Examiner understands the investigation will consider whether the application process operated in an open and fair manner and whether the department relied on information that was irrelevant and/or incomplete, when deciding on a person’s eligibility under the scheme.
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