How Grace fell through the cracks

The State commission investigating the failures to look after ‘Grace’ in care releases two reports this week, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell

The reactive manner in which care was provided was significantly contributed to by the lack of resourcing of personnel over the period of 1997 to 2006, together with the lack of oversight “contributed to Grace's case falling through the cracks and out of sight in 2001”.

This week, the Government is planning to publish not one but two interim reports into the abuse scandal involving an intellectually disabled woman known as Grace.

It is understood the near 600 pages detail not only Grace’s early life after her birth mother gave her up into the care of the State and her transition into adulthood.