Six years after Aras Attracta scandal vulnerable adults are 'falling through the cracks'

The Irish Association of Social Workers has urged the Government to set up an independent authority, saying progress on adult safeguarding is being “kicked on down the road” six years after a shocking exposé of abuse at the Aras Attracta facility. File Picture: RollingNews.ie

Vulnerable adults are "falling through the cracks", with no single independent authority responsible for adult safeguarding in cases of suspected abuse of at-risk adults, six years after the Aras Attracta scandal.

The Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) has urged the Government to set up an independent authority, saying progress on adult safeguarding is being “kicked on down the road” six years after a shocking exposé of abuse at the Aras Attracta facility in Co Mayo, which led to the establishment of a National Safeguarding Office.