Report horrific and shocking, says minister

Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald said the seven child protection reports were “horrific” and “shocking”, with child protection being ignored in some instances up until last year.

“In the case of the at least one [religious] order, we see that it continued up until as recently as last year to fail to report past admissions of abuse to gardaí,” she said.

“In another order, one accused priest still had limited ministry up until last year while another had a public profile, participating in an internet forum.