Terms of inquiry due for ‘Grace’ foster case

Terms for a full inquiry into the circumstances of how a young intellectually disabled girl remained in a foster home at the centre of abuse allegations are near being finalised.

The Cabinet is expected to get an update from the Attorney General today about the commission of investigation which was ordered by the previous government into events surrounding the care of ‘Grace’, who was allegedly subjected to abuse after being left in a foster home in the South-East.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny spoke with newly appointed Minister for Children Katherine Zappone yesterday about the inquiry, amid concerns about a separate case in which a young person was left in a foster care home despite allegations of sexual abuse against a carer there.