Áras Attracta staff seek injunctions against HSE

Five members of staff at a Co Mayo care home at the centre of abuse allegations have launched High Court proceedings over an investigation and disciplinary process initiated by the HSE.

The five are all employed as nursing staff at the Áras Attracta residential unit in Swinford, Co Mayo. An investigation was launched into the home after an RTÉ Prime Time Investigates programme last year purported to show scenes of abuse at the HSE-run facility.

At the High Court yesterday lawyers for the five claimed the investigation process was “procedurally flawed” and in breach of fair procedures. The five argued the investigation began before any complaint against them was upheld under the HSE’s Trust in Care Policy. That policy sets down the procedures as to how certain allegations against staff members are managed.