Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 July 2014
299. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 8 July 2014 the legal basis for excluding the actions of the independent appeals officer of Caranua. [31349/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 22 of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund, Act 2012 provides that a person affected by a decision of a decision maker of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (Caranua) may appeal to an independent Appeals Officer. As I explained in response to the Deputy's question of 8 July a person affected by a decision of the Appeals Officer can appeal to the High Court on a point of law within 28 days of receipt of the Appeals Officer's decision. I am satisfied that these arrangements provide an appropriate framework for dealing with appeals of decisions of Caranua. I wish to confirm that Caranua comes under the scope of the Ombudsman Acts 1980 to 2012 and that its administrative actions are thus subject to review by the Ombudsman.
