The details of the compensation scheme for the survivors of the Magdalene laundries will be published today.

It follows a 3 month review by former High Court judge, Mr Justice John Quirke.

It's understood the redress fund could be up to €50 million.

The redress scheme comes after a report by former Senator Martin McAleese found that the state had a hand in around a quarter of admissions to the laundries - which were workhouses run by 4 religious orders between 1922 and 1996.

Last February, the Taoiseach offered an emotional apology to the women involved - and promised to compensate them.

Monetary value

The fund will be available to around 700 women who were incarcerated in the laundries - and reports today suggest it will be somewhere between €25 and €50 million.

The Irish Times says payments are expected to range from between €10 and €100 thousand per person - depending on the length of time the woman stayed in a laundry.

But it's understood there are no proposals for a reconcilation forum with the 4 religious congregations.

WATCH Taoiseach Enda Kenny's emotional apology before the Dáil below: