495. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement that has taken place with survivor groups regarding implementation of the agreement reached on 10 November 2025; the frequency of updates being provided; and if she will publish a progress report on delivery of the commitments. [74461/26]
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499. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to commitments made to survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools, when the promised health supports and services will be operational; the nature of those services; and if a dedicated point of contact has been established for survivors seeking assistance. [74457/26]
503. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the Department, agency or named official that has responsibility for overseeing and ensuring delivery of the commitments agreed with survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools on 10 November 2025; and the governance structures that have been put in place to monitor progress. [74454/26]
504. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected implementation dates for each outstanding measure contained in the agreement reached with survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools; and if she will provide a detailed schedule for delivery. [74453/26]
506. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the supports package agreed with survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools following the agreement signed by the Taoiseach on 10 November 2025; the elements of the package that have been delivered to date; the elements that remain outstanding; the reasons for the delays in implementing the commitments contained in the agreement…
532. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding allocated and drawn down to date for the implementation of the supports package agreed with survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools; and the amount required to complete delivery of all outstanding measures. [74463/26]
533. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she remains committed to delivering in full the agreement reached with survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools on 10 November 2025; when all outstanding commitments will be fulfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74482/26]
371. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application (details supplied) for the formal education grant under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025. [68156/26]
1221. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the supports that were committed to be delivered for survivors of industrial and reformatory schools (details supplied); if the supports have all been delivered; if not, when they will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56154/26]
305. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will negotiate with her counterparts in Britain to ensure that all survivors of institutional abuse to include all schemes related to mother and baby institutions, industrial schools, and Magdalene laundries now living in Britain, who receive financial redress supports or any related settlements should be equally protected (detai…
309. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will modify the formal education and training support payment for survivors of institutional abuse such that unaffordable up-front payments are no longer required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53112/26]
342. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Commission of Investigation into the Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools will take submissions in particular circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49019/26]
415. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure the inclusion of persons who are nonverbal in redress schemes run by her Department and intended to compensate and give justice to survivors of institutional abuse. [49777/26]
273. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a detailed response to the issues raised in relation to the agreed supports package for the survivors of Ireland’s industrial and reformatory schools (details supplied). [48589/26]
161. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a costing of introducing a contributory State pension for survivors of industrial and reformatory schools, based on the current estimated survivor population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47902/26]
526. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the specific trauma-informed training that is in place for Departmental staff tasked with dealing with applicants and querists under the survivor supports work in relation to the supports available for survivors of residential institutional abuse; if a policy is in place in relation to the need to minimise the number of requests made of s…
527. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if persons who interacted with Caranua are required to re-supply all details of their experience of institutional abuse while accessing supports for survivors of residential institutional abuse; if a GDPR-compliant means of data sharing and retention can be used in the management of supports for survivors of residential institutional abuse to avoid th…
528. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to consolidate the application process for supports for survivors of residential institutional abuse such that an applicant would have to deal with just one form, rather than three as is currently required; her plans to include a printout of the eligibility criteria as part of the issuing of those forms; and her views on the disproportionate…
529. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to review the application process for supports for survivors of residential institutional abuse; and the way in which such a review will gather the direct input of persons who have experience of using the system as an applicant. [45964/26]
530. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of persons who have successfully completed an application, who have commenced but did not complete an application, the number of live applications, for health supports, education supports, advocacy supports, funeral costs and certification relating to detention in a relevant institution, in tabular form; and if her Department is monitoring …
531. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department provides retrospective funeral grant funding as part of the support package for survivors of residential institutional abuse, instead of replicating the pre-paid model used by Caranua. [45966/26]
532. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the internal policy regarding the education support grant for survivors of residential institutional abuse; if it is the case that officials are encouraged to grant the minimum payment of €500 to applicants; that there is a higher threshold for disbursing the informal €600 grant; if it is the position that applicants should borrow money to self-fund t…
556. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an applicant’s (details supplied) forms under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025 which were submitted in March 2026, have been received and processed; when they can expect further correspondence on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39033/26]
557. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when an applicant (details supplied) will receive their specific medical card under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39034/26]
456. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department will publish a single consolidated operational guide for survivors of residential institutional abuse setting out all health, education, advocacy, housing and funeral cost supports, including eligibility criteria, application pathways, responsible agencies, appeal mechanisms and expected processing times; and if she will make a …