Religious groups including the Christian Brothers and Sisters of mercy have defended their payouts to child abuse survivors.
It follows reports that just 13 percent of compensation has been received – despite promises to split the cost 50-50 with the State.
The Christian Brothers say they’re on course to fulfilling their voluntary pledge with 24 million Euro paid already and another ten million on the way.
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Initial estimates placed the cost of the redress scheme at 250-million euro, but the final bill is over €1.5 billion.
