Religious orders must be compelled to pay for their crimes against women and children

Religious orders must be compelled to pay for their crimes against women and children

Religious orders must be compelled by the government to financially contribute to the €800 million redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes, according to Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly. Deputy Farrelly, who is the party’s spokesperson on children and equality, said: “It is astonishing to learn today that not one cent has been handed over by the religious orders complicit in the inhumane treatment and systematic abuse of innocent…