Andrews refuses to remove HSE staff from probe team

CHILDREN’S Minister Barry Andrews has rejected requests to remove two employees of the Health Service Executive from an investigation into how the system failed six Roscommon children abused by their mother over a period of several years.

Mr Andrews said he would not change the terms of reference and said he had confidence in its ability to identify how these abused and neglected children were not identified until their 40-year-old mother faced criminal charges.

Last night, Fine Gael proposed its own motion in the Dáil, calling for an independent commission to be set up entirely separate from the HSE.