Residential Institutions Redress Act, 2002

Deceased applicants.

9.—(1) Where a person who would have qualified as an applicant and who did not receive an award or settlement referred to in section 7 (2) dies after 11 May 1999 and prior to making an application under this Act the children or spouse of that person may, subject to subsection (3), make an application on behalf of that deceased person.

(2) Where an applicant dies after making an application but before a determination is made by the Board the children or spouse of that deceased applicant may proceed with the application.

(3) One application in respect of a person referred to in subsection (1) shall be made to the Board.

(4) Where an award is made in respect of an application pursuant to this section, the Board shall direct that such award be paid to the personal representatives of the deceased person referred to in subsection (1) or the applicant referred to in subsection (2) and that the personal representatives shall treat such award as if it had been paid to such deceased person or such applicant immediately prior to his or her death.

(5) In this section “personal representative” has the meaning assigned to it by the Succession Act, 1965 .