Magdalene compensation deals set to hit €100m

IRELAND
Herald

Alan O’Keeffe– 18 February 2013

PAYOUTS totalling €100m could be made to almost 1,000 former residents of Magdalene laundries.

Details of a system of compensation and State assistance will be finalised at a meeting of the Cabinet tomorrow.

The women’s experiences will be considered on a case by case basis by a person appointed by the State to access how best to address their individual needs.

Former residents say that a process of compensation amounting to more than €100m should be set up within a month and wound up by August, so as not to allow the issue to drag on.

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