Grace files: ‘Not inconceivable’ that similar cases are still happening

A group which supports people with disabilities warns that it is “not inconceivable” that cases similar to that of Grace are still happening because of a lack of legislation to protect vulnerable adults.

Inclusion Ireland chief executive Paddy Connolly said while there have been some infrastructural changes in the sector, in other ways the laws protecting vulnerable adults are weaker than those covering children.

Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, said in a statement there are now many more safeguards regarding children in foster placements and a higher level of monitoring than when Grace entered the placement in the south-east.