Only two religious bodies offer contributions to mother and baby redress scheme
What
Only two religious bodies offer contributions to mother and baby redress scheme Only two religious bodies offer contributions to mother and baby redress scheme The Sisters of Bon Secours offered 12.97 million euro (about £11 million) – a sum deemed as meaningful and accepted by the Irish Government.
Key points
- April 8, 2025 The remaining five bodies – the Congregation of Lady of the Good Shepherd; the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary; the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy; the Legion of Mary; and the Church of Ireland – made no offer.
- Only two religious bodies offer contributions to mother and baby redress scheme The Sisters of Bon Secours offered 12.97 million euro (about £11 million) – a sum deemed as meaningful and accepted by the Irish Government.
- Min. @NormaFoleyTD1 today published the report of the independent negotiator, Ms. Sheila Nunan Ms. Nunan engaged with eight religious bodies involved in the institutions over a period of some 20 months Full Press Release: https://t.co/z4p06VW7pp pic.twitter.com/b16651exDb — Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, Youth (@dcediy)
- A third religious body – the Sisters of St John of God – declined to contribute to the scheme but offered a conditional donation of 75,000 euro (£64,000) to be used for a charitable purpose associated with mother and baby home survivors.
- The scheme will cost more than 800 million euro (£680 million) and the Government had been seeking around 270 million (£231 million) in total from the religious bodies.
Who
Children Norma Foley; St John; Sheila Nunan
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How
Only two religious bodies offer contributions to mother and baby redress scheme The Sisters of Bon Secours offered 12.97 million euro (about £11 million) – a sum deemed as meaningful and accepted by the Irish Government.
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