Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 April 2023

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Possible Enhancement of Child Protection Powers of Tusla: Discussion

Photo of Lynn RuaneLynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I think I understand all of that. Forgetting being political for a moment, and just thinking, say, as a parent with a child in an organisation, if I became aware that there were allegations that people who worked and still work in that organisation who, potentially for many decades, turned a blind eye to abuse, would I feel my child is not at risk because the perpetrator of the abuse is not in that organisation? I would say, “No”. I would still think my child is at risk if child protection is not the main priority of the individuals still employed within the organisation.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.