Report highlights delays in child cases

It took gardaí a year to interview children over suspected sex abuse

It took specialist gardaí over a year to interview children about suspected sex abuse and, in the meantime, the children were returned by social services to live in a house with abusers, the latest Childcare Law Report Project (CCLRP) report has shown.

The four children were initially put into short-term care because of suspected neglect, non-attendance at school and medical appointments, and parental drug and alcohol abuse.