Government and opposition slam HSE over foster report

THE Government and the opposition led the criticisms of the HSE last night after an independent report found serious failures in its approach to children in foster care.

Minister for Children Barry Andrews said the findings of the reports by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) that the HSE had failed in its statutory obligations was “unacceptable”.

That view was echoed by Fine Gael Children’s Spokesman Charlie Flanagan, although he also criticised the minister for “shirking responsibility”