2051. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if children of a deceased beneficiary of the original Stardust Victims Compensation Tribunal can apply for the new Stardust recognition payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24990/26]

On Monday 16 February, I announced details of the second phase of the Stardust Recognition Payment Scheme. The scheme is available to all survivor beneficiaries of the original Stardust Victims Compensation Tribunal established in 1985. The Stardust Recognition Scheme can be accessed online at www.stardustrecognitionpayment.ie, and applications can be made online or by post.

The scheme’s terms and conditions detail the eligibility criteria for applicants to access the payment. The scheme specifies that eligible applicants must:

• have been injured as a result of being present at the Stardust Nightclub, Artane, Dublin at the time of the fire; and

• were awarded compensation by the 1985 Stardust Victims Compensation Tribunal.

As outlined above, applications from children of deceased beneficiaries of the original Stardust Victims Compensation Tribunal are outside of the scope the scheme.