Religious institutions 'willing to engage' on compensation for abuse victims The Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) survivors outside court following the announcement that judges have ruled the Stormont Executive Office has the power to compensate survivors of institutional abuse Picture Mal McCann. Michael McHugh, PA 20 January, 2021 15:33 Religious institutions have been willing to come forward to discuss compensating abuse victims, Stormont officials said. First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill are set to kick off negotiations before the end of next month with Catholic religious orders, the Church of Ireland and children's charity Barnardo's. More intensive talks will follow with the organisations which ran residential homes where wrongdoing occurred.