Lorraine Clifford Lee (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I refer to the child care law reporting project and the report launched two weeks ago. I refer to case G, a care order application in the Dublin metropolitan District Court for a young girl who came into care on an interim care order on grounds of neglect. While she was in care, she made disclosures of very serious sexual abuse by a number of male individuals that formed the major ground for the application. The Garda Síochána also interviewed the child a number of times but the Director of Public Prosecutions did not proceed with prosecution. The care order was granted and a UK forensic psychologist examined all the DVDs of these interviews and gave evidence on the grounds of credibility. He found the child's account of the abuse was highly credible but was highly critical of the Garda interviews by finding the child had been over-interviewed, which was particularly concerning and almost abusive. What is Tusla doing to organise joint interviews with An Garda Síochána to ensure children are not over-interviewed, perhaps feeding into the abuse process? What steps are being taken in this regard?