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Newsletter December 2013
Monday, 23rd December 2013

This is the 27th in a series of newsletters which the Board has decided to produce to keep applicants informed from time to time as to the procedures it follows and other developments. The Board's Guide to Hearing Procedures issued in April 2003 and in December of 2005 the Board issued the third edition of the guide.



Applications



The final date for receipt of applications has now passed and the Board has received a total of 16,620 applications.



The Board continues to process the remaining applications before it as expeditiously as possible.



Applications Received after 15th December 2005



In accordance with the provisions of the Residential Institutions Redress (Amendment) Act 2011 the Board's power to accept late applications under sections 8(2) and 8(3) of the Redress Act 2002 ceased at midnight on the 16th of September 2011.


The Board had received 2,766 such submissions which to date have been dealt with as follows;



2,179 submissions were accepted by the Board
367 submissions were disallowed by the Board
164 submissions were either withdrawn or had their files closed
39 submissions were invalid
In 17 cases the Board is awaiting further information from the applicant



Any such late submissions received on or after the 17th of September 2011 cannot be accepted by the Board.



The Board will now continue its work until all applications (including late submissions) have been considered.



 
Awards



To 23rd December 2013 the Board had completed the process in 16,151 cases. 11,748 offers have been made following settlement talks and 3,355 awards have been made following hearings. 16 applicants have rejected their awards. 1,048 applications were withdrawn, refused or resulted in no award.


The average value of awards to date is €62,500, the largest award being €300,500.


 
Redress Board Bands



The breakdown of awards by Redress Band is as follows:
 















































Redress Bands


 


Total Weightings for Severity of Abuse and Injury/Effects of Abuse


Award Payable by way of Redress


Number


Percentage


V


70 or more


€200,000 - €300,000


46


0.30%


IV


55 to 69


€150,000 - €200,000


271


1.79%


III


40 to 54


€100,000 - €150,000


2023


13.39%


II


25 to 39


€50,000 - €100,000


7341


48.61%


I


Less than 25


Up to €50,000


5422


35.90%


Total


 


 


15103


100.00%



Legal Costs


To date the Board has paid legal costs to 992 firms of solicitors in respect of 14,286 applications. A total of €181 million has been paid, of which €12.4 million was paid in respect of associated High Court proceedings in accordance with section 27(2) of the Redress Act.


 


Christmas Opening Hours



The Board's offices will close on Christmas Eve and will re-open on Friday 27th December 2013.



The Board and staff would like to take this opportunity to wish all applicants a happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. A special note of thanks is extended to all those who contributed to the establishment of the Board and who continue to help us in our attempt to provide the best possible service to all applicants.

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