IRELAND
Irish Examiner
By Conall Ó Fátharta
Irish Examiner Reporter
Just 72 of the almost 500 Magdalene survivors who have accepted redress will get the maximum amount of €100,000.
Responding to a series of parliamentary questions, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald said 94 applications for redress have been refused, as the women were not in one of the 12 specified institutions.
Under Justice John Quirke’s redress scheme, Magdalene survivors are to receive cash payments ranging between €11,500 (if their duration of stay was three months or less) to €100,000 (for duration of stay of 10 years or more).
Ms Fitzgerald declined to say how many applicants received lesser amounts than they applied for, due to inaccurate and/or missing records.
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