Accountability in health: HSE is a law unto itself

Today we report on two new cases involving the harrowing issues of the infamous ‘Grace’ scandal — where a disabled woman spent more than 13 years in foster care where she, and other vulnerable people were victims of abuse.

Today we report on two new cases involving the harrowing issues of the infamous ‘Grace’ scandal — where a disabled woman spent more than 13 years in foster care where she, and other vulnerable people were victims of abuse.

Last year, the HSE agreed a €6.3m settlement with Grace. The circumstances of these new cases have not come to light fully yet. Neither have the details of Grace’s terrible story, which is the subject of a commission of inquiry.