The Special Advocate for Survivors of Institutional Abuse has expressed "deep disappointment" after two out of eight religious bodies offered financial contributions towards the cost of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme.
Patricia Carey described the contributions as "completely inadequate contributions".
She described it as another example of religious orders refusing to take responsibility for their actions and the harm caused to those who spent time in Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions.
Ms Carey said many survivors would be upset and angry at "the continued lack of accountability demonstrated by religious orders as evidenced by these paltry offers of contribution to redress".
She noted that based on an EY report, religious orders have net assets of over €1.3 billion and described the three "meagre offers" of compensation from religious orders as "egregious".
Regarding the charitable donation offered by the Sisters of St John of God, she stated that it was not up to the religious orders to make decisions on how compensation is spent.
The organisation has offered "a conditional donation" of €75,000 to be used as a charitable donation towards a charitable purpose associated with Mother and Baby Home survivors.
She said those not offering any contribution to redress was "disgraceful".
The Special Advocate called on religious orders to release funds and all records related to institutions into the care of the State.
'Very disappointing' response, says Taoiseach
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said "it is very disappointing that only two" religious orders "have made any sort of meaningful responses" to settlement claims over Mother and Baby Homes.
"The minister has gone back to the organisations to say, there is a period of time here if you wish to reconsider," he told the Dáil.
He added that the Attorney General is examining options.
Mr Martin was responding to Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik who asked what the Government will do to compel religious orders which are "dragging their feet" over settlements.
In a statement, Ms Bacik urged Government to progress Labour's Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2024 which would enable the state to compel religious orders to pay redress to survivors of Mother and Baby Homes.
She said: "The State needs to have more robust powers to compel these orders to provide survivors with the justice they deserve."
Ms Bacik added that "accountability must be demanded of those institutions that presided over this shameful period of recent Irish history".
"If the tragic history of Mother and Baby homes has taught us anything, it’s that accountability must be provided in real time, and not generations later," said Ms Bacik.