IRELAND
BBC News
Irish religious orders have defended their contribution towards compensating abuse victims, after a report said millions of euros are yet to be paid.
A financial redress scheme was set up after a 2009 inquiry into the physical, emotional and sexual abuse of children in Catholic-run schools and homes.
The cost of the inquiry and redress is estimated at 1.5bn euros (£1.3bn).
Catholic orders agreed to pay almost one quarter of the bill, but an audit report said they have paid only 13%.
Two orders who promised to pay the most – the Sisters of Mercy and Christian Brothers – have fallen short by tens of millions of euros, according to the report.
But the brothers said the figures were out of date while the nuns said the audit did not take account of the fall in the value of properties they sold to meet the bill.
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