Welcome to the new Education Finance Board Website
Under the terms of the Indemnity Agreement reached between the State and 18 religious congregations dated the 5th June 2002 there is provision for a sum of €12.7 million to be used for former residents and their families to facilitate them in accessing education programmes.
The Education Finance Board/An Bord Airgeadais Oideachais, as provided for in the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Act 2005, was formally established on 17th February 2006, by the Minister for Education and Skills.
Prior to the establishment of the Board some expenditure from the fund was undertaken by an Ad Hoc Committee which oversaw a parallel administrative scheme pending the enactment of the legislation.
The functions of the Board are:
- to pay grants to former residents of institutions and their relatives to assist them in the availing of educational services
- to provide information in relation to educational services for which grants are payable
- to determine and publish the criteria for the payment of such grants
As the Board expects that the funds will be fully allocated on applications already received, the Board regrets that it is not in a position to process any further applications that may be received after 30th November 2011. All applications received after that date will be held on file in order of date of receipt and will be subject to review in the event that the funds available to the Board are not fully expended on applications received before that date.
The Board, appointed by the Minister for Education and Skills, is independent in the performance of its functions and consists of a chairperson and eight ordinary members, four of whom are former residents of one or more of the institutions.
Chairperson - Richard Langford
Members - John Brennan, Bernadette Fahy, Christopher Heaphy, Brian Mooney, Michael O'Brien, Peter Ormond, Jacinta Stewart and Patrick Walsh.
Download Application Forms.