IRELAND
Irish Mirror
BY JAMES WARD
10 MAR 2017
Education Minister Richard Bruton said he will pile “moral pressure” on Church groups to see out their side of the child abuse redress scheme.
Figures released on Thursday showed that the 18 Catholic organisations concerned with the €1.6 billion compensation scheme for survivors have paid just 13% of the amount.
Under a 2002 deal struck by Fianna Fail, the Church and State agreed to a 50:50 shouldering of the responsibility – but so far religious groups have forked out only €209 million of an anticipated €760m.
That deal exonerated the Church from any court action being taken against them, but Minister Bruton insists they must deliver on their promises.
He said: “There is an issue here about taking responsibility. These were institutions where sexual abuse was endemic.
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