TDs express shock at ‘utterly anaemic’ Grace report
Bafflement and shock has been expressed at the outcome of the long-awaited report into the Grace case.
A non-verbal child with profound intellectual disabilities, given the pseudonym Grace, was placed in the care of a foster family by the State when she was 11.
In 2017, a commission of investigation was set up to examine her case after allegations of sexual abuse were levelled against her foster father.
The Farrelly Commission report, published on Tuesday, made no findings that she had experienced sexual or emotional abuse while in the care of the foster family from 1989 until 2009.
It did find that Grace was subjected to neglect through insufficient dental care and financial mismanagement.
In relation to seven other people in the care of the same foster family, the Commission said they should “potentially be investigated further ”, while 40 others who had not made allegations should not.
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