Survivors of the Stardust fire will be eligible for a recognition payment.

The Justice Minister has announced the scheme, with those injured in the fire eligible for up to €20,000.

48 young people died in the disaster, their deaths were ruled unlawful killing at the 2024 inquest.

The 45th anniversary of the fire at the nightclub in Artane, County Dublin, comes on Saturday.

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan says: "In announcing the details today of Phase Two of the recognition payments, I want to remember the 48 victims who were unlawfully killed during the terrible events of 14 February 1981 and their families, who continue to deal with the legacy of such a profound and terrible loss.

"I also want to recognise today the survivors who were injured during this horrific event.

"This will fulfil the Government’s commitment to implement a two-phased approach to Stardust redress. Payments in respect of Phase One of the redress, for the families of those so tragically killed in the fire, were completed in August last year.

"Phase Two, which I am announcing today, will provide for ex gratia recognition to all survivor beneficiaries of the original Stardust Victims Compensation Tribunal.

"I am determined that the process that will now be implemented will be as simple as possible. It will not place a significant burden of proof on survivors, or be overly bureaucratic, and it will be accessible without legal assistance.

"It is not intended to constitute ‘compensation’ for the injuries and trauma sustained by those who survived the fire, as that was the scope of the original tribunal, but instead, what is proposed is a payment which recognises the delays in providing truth and justice."