50-50 ABUSE DEAL; Church compo may rise.Byline: CLAIRE BRENNAN RELIGIOUS orders that covered up for pervert priests could have to pay half of the victims' compensation bill, it emerged yesterday. Government Chief Whip The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. Pat Carey Pat Carey (Irish: Pádraig Ó Ciardha; born November 9, 1947) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was born in Castlemaine, County Kerry in 1947. He was educated at Presentation Brothers College, Milltown, County Kerry and went to St. said a previous deal capping the Catholic Church's contribution to victims at 10 per cent might now be scrapped. The move comes as Taoiseach Brian Cowen Brian Cowen (Irish: Brian Ó Comhain; born 10 January, 1960) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician and the current Tánaiste of Ireland. starts talks this week with the 18 congregations behind decades of clerical abuse. He is expected to demand they take responsibility for their actions and pay more than the EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 127million agreed in a deal in 2002. Up to EUR1.3billion is owed to more than 100,000 people who suffered shocking sexual and physical abuse at institutions operated by the religious orders. Mr Carey said: "What we are now proposing to do as a Government, and hopefully with the agreement of all the other parties, is to go back to as near as we can to the 50-50 approach that was originally envisaged." Religious orders have claimed their funds are tied up in schools and other interests and they can't afford to pay any more than the 2002 agreement allows. Presentation nun Elizabeth Maxwell said: "EUR20billion might be the [Church's] value on paper but most of those buildings are in the service of the people so they are not going to be released as assets." But Mr Carey went to suggest the state could take over the management of clerical-run schools in a bid to force the Church to pay up. CAPTION(S): OUTSPOKEN Pat Carey |
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