Christian Brothers reject charge

ON behalf of the Congregation of Christian Brothers, I write to firmly reject the accusation that we are guilty of “bogging down the commission investigating child abuse” (Irish Examiner leading article, September 4).

From the beginning the congregation welcomed the Laffoy Commission, expressed our willingness to support its work and consistently responded to its requests and deadlines for submissions. In fact, until the resignation of Ms Justice Laffoy, our submission of all documentation and responses to the commission were well ahead of agreed time schedules.

In addition, we have committed very significant resources of personnel, finance and professional service to achieve this end, which the commission acknowledges.