Vital Galway Child and Adolescent Sexual Assault Treatment Service closure

BECAUSE our record on child protection, especially that stretching over decades, is so very poor, it is natural that the issue is a terribly sensitive one. 

It is natural, and entirely appropriate, that those working in what can be a harrowing arena should have the full support of the State.

In recent days a unique service — the Galway Child and Adolescent Sexual Assault Treatment Service — has been forced to withdraw its servces because of issues with the HSE over recognition, funding and the provision of medical indemnity insurance for the service’s staff.