School abuse victims' long fight for compensation

Twenty years ago yesterday, the then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern unreservedly apologised to the victims of child abuse, vowing that the State would immediately do all that it could to overcome the lasting effects of their ordeals.

But they were to be disappointed because in 2015, the State unveiled an ex gratia - or out of court - scheme which was very tightly drawn.Survivors and other observers would certainly point to the failure by the State to pay out anything under the scheme, despite receiving 50 applications. Official papers seen by RTÉ indicate that the assessor is exploring whether the scheme is in fact an adequate instrument in the implementation of the O'Keeffe judgement.John Allen is a former pupil at North Monastery Christian Brothers National School in Cork, where he was abused. Two of his Christian Brother abusers have since been convicted on charges of child sexual abuse.

One of those is 59-year-old John Boland, whose application for an ex gratia payment has been rejected by the State Claims Agency acting for the Department of Education. "That's the effect that this has on you. You are more aware of it, obviously because it has happened to you.

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