Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

The report into the Roscommon case was published by the HSE on 27 October 2010. The HSE stated it is committed to learning from this and other reports to ensure that services are strengthened to help protect children to the greatest extent possible. The HSE has already provided me with an update on the actions it intends to undertake in regard to 56 of the recommendations of the report that fall within its remit.

It is the case that some recommendations made following previous inquiries were also made in the Roscommon inquiry. I am giving consideration to putting in place a mechanism to ensure that all recommendations are implemented nationally. The HSE has commissioned an independent consultant to carry out an audit of neglect cases. This process has already started in Roscommon and will then be carried out in Waterford and in an area in south Dublin. A full national audit will be carried out based on the lessons learned from these initial audits.

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