Sex abuse claims among care centre allegations

The HSE has confirmed that allegations of sexual abuse are among complaints that have come to light about the mistreatment of people at a care service for adults with intellectual disabilities over a 30-year period.

A serious incident management team has been set up to investigate incidents involving almost 400 people who received care from the St Anne’s Services in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, between the early 1980s and 2010.

So far, the team has reviewed 131 cases and found a wide variety of concerns.