Ministers must 'urgently' fix disconnect between Gardaí and Tusla, says Children's Ombudman

'I think it would be great if Minister Harris or Minister O’Gorman would move forward on that as a matter of urgency,” said Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon. Picture: Maxwells

The Ombudsman for Children has called on the justice and children’s ministers to “urgently” tackle persistent obstacles blocking the sharing of information in child sex abuse cases between Gardaí and Tusla.

Dr Niall Muldoon said the launch in September 2019 of the child-friendly Barnahus model — which brings together all the relevant agencies under one roof — was supposed to be “confirmation” that the problems had been addressed.