Child sex abuse cases taking 'several years' to get to court due to data-sharing delays

Tusla told the children's committee it was 'taking seven to eight years' to get child sexual abuse cases to court because of problems in sharing data between gardaí and Tusla, as well as delays over disclosure in the courts. Picture: Pexels

The Ombudsman for Children has hit out at continuing delays in data-sharing between gardaí and Tusla in relation to child victims of sex abuse, saying it was delaying cases getting to court by “several years”.

Responding to hearings at the children’s committee this week, Dr Niall Muldoon urged that any legal changes that need to be made to clear this roadblock “should happen straight away”.