A State apology is to be given by the Taoiseach to people who suffered abuse in industrial and reformatory schools.
The Government has agreed a package of additional supports for survivors of abuse at institutional schools, including health, education, housing and funeral cost supports.
In November, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and then-education minister Helen McEntee met with survivors who were on hunger strike outside Leinster House over a lack of support from the Government.
A commitment was given to the group and a mediator has been working through their concerns.
The Taoiseach indicated that he would give a formal apology to survivors in the Dáil on behalf of the Government and in consultation with Attorney General Rossa Fanning.
