Child abuse report - Heads should roll in State department

Ms JUSTICE MARY LAFFOY’S third interim report of the commission inquiring into child abuse in State and Church-run institutions was due to be published last November but was delayed due to her resignation.

The report, which was published yesterday, is not only an indictment of the State, the Church and individuals who were responsible for the care of the abused children, but also an indictment of those who have frustrated the work of her commission.

Before she resigned in frustration, she insisted that the commission did not receive the proper level of co-operation from the Department of Education in compliance with requests for records and documents.