Plans under way for multi-agency child sexual abuse services for Dublin and Cork

There has been repeated calls for such a specialist service, including from the Garda Inspectorate as far back as 2012, but the rollout has been beset with delays.
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The Government says plans are under way to deliver national child sexual abuse support services in Dublin and Cork, thanks to a €400,000 special fund.

The centres — which will provide therapeutic and investigation services — are based on a pilot in Galway, which was set up over two years ago.