Grace: So many bad decisions taken and so many questions left

Claire O’Sullivan on the key questions that need to be answered.

Under the 1991 Child Care Act, the former health boards (now Tusla, the Child and Family Agency) had a statutory duty to promote the welfare of children who were not receiving adequate care and protection.

Grace was never going to receive the necessary “care and protection” from her birth mother who had decided during pregnancy to put her up for adoption.