Taoiseach pledges to act on foster care abuse report

The Taoiseach says the government will act on a damning report which has identified “systemic flaws in management” in how the cases of the abuse of three children while in foster care were handled by the HSE and Tusla.

Taoiseach pledges to act on foster care abuse report

The Taoiseach says the government will act on a damning report which has identified “systemic flaws in management” in how the cases of the abuse of three children while in foster care were handled by the HSE and Tusla.

Leo Varadkar said he hasn’t seen the unpublished report yet and doesn’t want to say anything that might re-traumatise those involved in what he described as “a deeply disturbing case”.

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