IRELAND
Irish Independent
Michael Brennan Deputy Political Editor– 20 February 2013
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has pledged that the compensation fund for Magdalene Laundry survivors will not be a “gravy train” for lawyers.
He said that the Magdalene survivors he had spoken to had specifically asked for a process that was “non-legalistic” and “non-adversarial”.
He said he believed it would be possible to deal with the issue compassionately and sensitively.
Previously, a redress board was set up to take evidence from survivors of physical and sexual abuse in industrial schools. The ultimate cost was €1.3bn, with survivors having to reveal what had happened to them in behind-closed- doors sessions, and lawyers getting a substantial share of the proceeds in legal fees.
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