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Compensation amounts range between 9,000 and 45,000 euros for each complainant.
Of the 78 compensation requests initially considered eligible, nine are still in the final stage of analysis.
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Seventy-five victims of sexual abuse were interviewed as part of claims for financial compensation.
The Church says abuses are not only historical and will discuss whether to keep the investigative group in place to examine allegations.
The delay is justified by the 'extension of deadlines to accommodate a few more requests as stated in the Regulations', as well as the rescheduling of interviews and the volume of requests to be analysed.
The Commission also reveals that some people did not attend interviews with the Commission of Inquiry nor did they request a rescheduling.
