IRELAND
Irish Independent
FIONNAN SHEAHAN POLITICAL EDITOR – 17 JULY 2013
THE Government isn’t planning to take legal action against a number of religious orders refusing to contribute to the compensation fund for Magdalene Laundries victims.
Justice Minister Alan Shatter can’t force religious orders to give any funding towards the redress scheme but feels they have a “moral obligation” to assist.
The Coalition is preparing to pay out up to €58m in compensation to Magdalene survivors. And the Government is seeking a financial contribution from four religious congregations involved in running the institutions: The Good Shepherd Sisters, The Sisters of Our Lady of Charity, The Sisters of Mercy and the Sisters of Charity.
The four orders came back to say they don’t intend to make a contribution. But the Coalition is not examining the option of taking legal action to force some form of payment.
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