Inquiry terms do not allow scope for 46 others in ‘Grace’ home

The Government has “betrayed” 46 other children who stayed in the foster home at the heart of the Grace sex abuse scandal by excluding them from the Commission of Inquiry announced yesterday, the Dáil heard last night.

Labour leader Brendan Howlin criticised the failure of the Government’s inquiry into the Grace foster scandal to include the alleged abuse suffered by others in the foster home.

In a hard-hitting speech, Mr Howlin accused Taoiseach Enda Kenny and minister of state for disability Finian McGrath of misleading the Dáil over statements made about the terms of reference, which they said leaves room for other cases to be investigated once the Grace module is concluded.