IRELAND
The Journal
TAOISEACH ENDA KENNY is the latest political figure to weigh-in and tell the Catholic Church that they have an obligation to pay the compensation they owe to survivors of abuse.
Speaking in Philadelphia, Kenny told RTÉ News that the Church and its congregations should measure up to their responsibility.
“I would expect congregations and the Church to reflect on serious of this and measure up to their requirements,” said the Taoiseach.
“We had a position following the residential institutions and the amount of restitution to be made there, and that hasn’t been – what was set out in the beginning,” he added.
2002 agreement
In 2002, an indemnity agreement was entered into by the Fianna Fáil Government and 18 religious orders. Under this agreement, the congregations agreed to hand over €128 million in cash and property. This was increased to €353 million after the publication of the Ryan report.
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