Fine Gael Children’s Spokesperson, Alan Shatter TD, today (Tuesday) condemned the failure of the Minister for Children to explain his handling of the Cloyne Report and accused the Minister of hypocrisy.

 “It is not good enough that the Minister for Children publicly criticises the Bishop of Cloyne but fails to adequately answer questions about his own conduct and competence. Continue reading »

We owe it to the victims of sexual abuse in the Cloyne Diocese that the two reports now known to be completed be immediately published. The Minister for Children has abdicated his political responsibilities and displayed unprecedented incompetence in the manner in which he has dealt with this issue. Continue reading »

Fine Gael Children’s Spokesperson, Alan Shatter TD, during Dáil questions today (Tuesday), asked whether hundreds of thousands of euro have been wasted on a defective child protection notification system. Deputy Shatter called on the Children’s Minister to put a proper system in place in the interest of children reported to be at risk. Continue reading »