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Wed 05 May 2009Taoiseach calls on religious orders to pay more
TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen last night called on the religious orders involved in the child abuse scandal to provide a substantial additional contribution for the victims.
Speaking after a two-hour Cabinet meeting to discuss the recommendations in the report of the Ryan commission, Mr Cowen said that it had found a much more systematic volume of abuse in institutions than was previously known or accepted by the orders.
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