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The Catholic Church may be asked to make a cash payment of 32 million euro to the government because it has so far failed to hand over property as agreed under the redress scheme to compensate victims of clerical sex abuse.
The overall compensation package for abuse victims will cost €1.1 billion which is paid out by the Residential Institutions Redress Board set up six years ago.
Under a controversial deal agreed back in 2002 the liability of religious orders is limited to €128m while the rest of the compensation is to be paid by taxpayers.
As part of the 2002 agreement religious orders were given indemnity from abuse claims and, in turn, the Church was to give the state €76.8m in property transfers, €41.14m in cash and provide a counselling service to abuse victims to the value of €10m.
It has emerged that the Church has only paid €96m of what it agreed because of legal difficulties in transferring property.
Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe has revealed that the original deal with the Church has been altered.
It has emerged that the Church has only paid €96m of what it agreed because of legal difficulties in transferring property.
Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe has revealed that the original deal with the Church has been altered.
Mary Regan, Political Reporter
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