Irish Examiner report sees Dáil calls for abuse horrors not to be ignored

CHILD abuse horrors of today must not be ignored as the country deals with the horrors of the past, the Dáil heard yesterday in response to revelations in the Irish Examiner outlining dangerous waiting lists for social and health workers.

In his speech on the Ryan Report on abuse in religious institutions, Fine Gael’s spokesperson on children Alan Shatter told the House: “The Irish Examiner has done a public service today by publishing the details that helped the HSE to formulate the 2007 childcare report.

“The newspaper confirmed social workers in the childcare services have claimed they are being overwhelmed. They cannot deal with the number of reports of children at risk or carry out proper assessments.