Madam, - There continues to be a very petty and begrudging criticism of the religious orders in relation to their contribution for the compensation scheme for victims of abuse in institutional care.
My question: When or how is there going to be a scheme to compensate the religious orders for the tremendous contribution they have made in primary and secondary education for hundreds of thousands of Irish people - and also for their self-sacrificing work in all areas of medical care for the people of Ireland for over 150 years? - Yours etc.,
Father CON McGILLICUDDY, Dollymount Grove, Dublin 3.