HSE apologises ‘unreservedly and unequivocally’

THE HSE last night apologised “unreservedly and unequivocally” to the six children at the centre of the Roscommon childcare care.

It said it accepted in full the findings and recommendations of the inquiry team on the “clear service failures” by the then Western Health Board up to the time the children were taken into care in 2004.

“The inquiry team notes that the “voices” of the six children were not heard in this case over the years,” it said. “By not hearing directly the concerns of the children, the services could not respond fully to their needs.”