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Parliamentary Questions – 03 November 2016

Below are questions asked by TDs in Dáil Éireann, relating to Caranua and other areas relevant to survivors

Contributions from Religious Congregations

Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all cash sums and properties, with their values, transferred to the State by the religious orders under the institutions redress scheme, in tabular form; the total cash amount outstanding and, in the case of property, the total estimated value of property and the location of each property; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Richard Bruton): As the Deputy will be aware, contributions from religious congregations towards the costs of redress are being made under two separate rounds.

Under the 2002 Indemnity Agreement, the 18 participating religious congregations are contributing €128m in cash, counselling services and property. The cash contributions of €54.42m under the Indemnity Agreement have been received while information has been provided to my Department that confirms that counselling services in excess of the €10m provided for in the agreement have been funded directly by the contributing congregations.

Under the 2002 Indemnity Agreement, my Department agreed, in principle, with CORI that a total of 64 properties would be accepted subject to good and marketable title and agreed valuations.  This number was reduced to 61 when the Department accepted and received a cash sum in lieu of three properties where good and marketable title could not be established.

48 Properties have been fully transferred and there are no outstanding issues. A list of these properties is attached. Work is continuing to finalise the arrangements in relation to the remaining properties.

In response to the call for further substantial contributions towards the costs of redress made in the aftermath of the publication of the report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (the Ryan Report), many of the congregations that were party to the 2002 Indemnity Agreement made voluntary offers which they valued at €348.51m, including cash, property and other elements. Subsequent offers and the value of a particular property offer amounted to €4.1m, bringing the total contribution offers to €352.61m.The Government agreed to use the €110m in cash contributions to fund the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (Caranua).

To date, some €96.1m, comprising post Ryan Report contributions from congregations, associated interest and cash from property disposals has been lodged to the special investment account opened by the National Treasury Management Agency pursuant to the Residential Institution Statutory Act, 2012.  I understand that the remaining cash contributions will be received from congregations between now and 2018.  The figure of €96.1m referred to above includes contributions of €94.7m as follows:

Amount

Brothers of Charity

€1.5m

Christian Brothers

€20m

Daughters of Charity

€5m

Daughters of the Heart of Mary

€1.5m

De La Salle Brothers

€1m (€0.055m interest)

Dominican Order

€6.5m

Oblates of Mary Immaculate

€20m

Hospitaller Order of St. John of God

€1m

Presentation Brothers

€3.6m

Presentation Sisters

€4m

Religious Sisters of Charity

€2m

Sisters of Our Lady of Charity

€1.5m

Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy

€25.1m (€1.044m interest)

Sisters of St. Clare

€1m

Sisters of St. Louis

€1m

Work is underway on the transfer of those properties offered by the congregations in the aftermath of the publication of the Ryan Report and which were accepted in principle.  To date, the transfers of four properties to the State have been fully completed. The properties in question, which are in the course of being valued, are included in the attached list.

Properties which have been fully transferred under the 2002 Indemnity Agreement

Properties which have been fully transferred under the 2002 Indemnity Agreement

Property

Value

1

Doon, Co. Limerick

€640,000

2

St Coleman’s, Rushbrooke, Co. Cork

€571,380

3

Playing Field, Carna, Co. Galway

€175,000

4

Secondary School & Site, Ennistymon, Co. Clare

€980,000

5

Mohill Community School Site, Co. Leitrim

€520,000

6

Terenure Secondary School, Dublin 6

€4,500,000

7

Site at Merrion, Dublin 4

€8,900,000

8

Two Properties at Tuam, Co. Galway

€3,020,000

9

Nursery Buildings, Goldenbridge, Dublin 12

€570,000

10

24 Westcourt, Tralee, Co. Kerry

€184,110

11

Site at Glenamaddy, Co. Galway

€600,000

12

11 Acre Site at Virginia Road, Kells, Co. Meath

€825,000

13

Deenagh House, Killarney, Co. Kerry

€215,265

14

St Anne’s Secondary School, Dublin

€2,600,000

15

28 The Woodlands, Celbridge, Co. Kildare

€270,000

16

Vacant Buildings and Land at Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow

€349,200

17

Gate Lodge, Goldenbridge, Dublin 12

€220,000

18

1 Garravogue Road, Raheen, Co Limerick

€228,550

19

23 Wooodlea, Tralee, Co Kerry

€152,370

20

Goldenbridge Group Homes

€1,269,700

21

Ballymote, Co Sligo

€38,000

22

15 The Willows, Mallow, Co. Cork

€114,280

23

Presentation Convent, Hospital, Co Limerick

€175,000

24

Traveller Site at Blackrock, Co. Dublin

€3,045,000

25

St Teresa’s, Temple Hill, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

€3,045,000

26

Belmullet, Co Mayo

€140,000

27

59 Hollybank Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

€570,000

28

Mount St Joseph, Passage West, Co. Cork

€914,210

29

Building & Site at Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford

€598,045

30

Avondale, Waterford Road, Kilkenny

€330,000

31

Site at Longmile Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12

€325,000

32

Presentation Convent, Hospital, Co. Limerick

€254,000

33

Convent Land at Barrack Street, Limerick

€625,000

34

2 Moyle Crescent, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

€325,000

35

.28 Acre Site at Dolphin Park, Crumlin, Dublin 6

€250,000

36

Holy Cross Gardens, Killarney, Co. Kerry

€1,270,000

37

23 Parnell Square, Dublin 1

€1,270,000

38

Convent at Newport, Co. Mayo

€635,000

39

Ballina, Co. Mayo

€38,000

40

Airne Villa, Rock Road, Killarney, Co Kerry

€221,615

41

6 Mount Vincent Terrace, Limerick

€400,000

42

Gentili, Farahoe, Innishannon, Cork

€228,600

43

Roseboro, 2 Firgrove Gardens, Bishopstown, Cork

€292,100

44

4 The Hawthorns, Macroom Road, Bandon, Cork

€215,900

45

5 Avondale Drive, Bandon, Co. Cork

€190,500

46

The Vineyard Centre, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow

€349,250

47

Lands at Mullaghmonaghan, Co. Monaghan

€825,000

48

Benvon, 5 Bishopstown Road, Bishopstown, Cork

€279,400

€43,754,475

Post Ryan Report voluntary property transfers which have been fully transferred

Property

1          Convent and Boarding School, Clonakilty, Co. Cork to the Minister for Education and Skills

2          Old Primary School, Trim, Co. Meath to the Minister for Education and Skills

3          Scoil Fatima, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim to the Minister for Education and Skills

4          St Joseph’s Primary School (former), Abbey Street, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo to Mayo County Council