HSE apologises for seven-year delay in report

THE Health Service Executive has apologised for the seven-year delay in publishing the report into child abuse at two Brothers of Charity services in Galway.

In 2000, 22 former pupils of the Kilcornan Residential Centre, Clarinbridge and the Holy Family School, Renmore, were interviewed about 33 years of physical and sexual abuse.

However, five years after the investigation started, a separate report found the protection of students had not improved. At yesterday’s publication of the main report, the HSE’s director of community care thanked those who had the courage to report abuse. She recognised there were shortcomings and delays with the production of the report.