IRELAND
Irish Examiner
Friday, April 29, 2016Gordon Deegan and Conall Ó Fátharta
Some 624 women held in Magdalene laundries have to date received a lump sum payment of more than €23m under a government redress scheme.
The payments work out at an average of €36,858.
According to Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald, some 807 applications have been received under the Magdalene Laundries Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Scheme.
She said 103 applications were refused, as the women had not been admitted to one of the 12 specified institutions.
Ms Fitzgerald said 11 applications were received from women who are now resident in the US.
“Eight of these women have received their lump- sum payments and the other three applications were refused as the women had not been admitted to a relevant institution,” Ms Fitzgerald said.
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