Handling of abuse allegation a big concern for child protection groups

Many are against waiting for a public inquiry to make answers public, writes Claire O’Sullivan

In the past 24 hours, child protection and advocacy groups have been coming out one after another in response to the most recent McCabe scandal.

However, their focus isn’t on the political fallout, but the shambolic handling of a child protection allegation against the country’s most high-profile whistleblower by the child and family agency, Tusla.