IRELAND
RTE News
Minister for Health Simon Harris has said Pope Francis needs to tell religious orders to pay the compensation they owe to abuse victims.
Speaking on RTÉ’s The Week in Politics, Mr Harris said that religious leaders in Ireland must also address the issue the next time they make a public statement.
The Government would now look at every legal tool at its disposal to ensure the religious orders pay more of the €1.5bn compensation bill, the minister said.
To date religious orders have contributed just 13% to the compensation fund.
This contribution is underpinned by an agreement with 18 religious orders negotiated by former Fianna Fáil minister Michael Woods in 2002.
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