Sinn Féin MLA Maeve McLaughlin said
the party will be putting forward a motion to the Assembly calling for an
inquiry into the recent abuse and exploitation of children both in care homes
and elsewhere.
The motion calls on the Minister for
Health to liaise with the Minister for Justice and launch an immediate inquiry
into the revelations.
The Sinn Féin spokesperson on Health
and Chair of the Assembly’s Health Committee said:
“It is a serious indictment on our
society when children are placed in care homes to keep them from harms way when
in fact some are being placed in even greater risk.
“This has happened under
the watch of the Health Minister and the Department of Health.
In 2011 Barnardos published a report
paid for by the Health Department that made several recommendations concerning
the welfare of children in care homes.
“Indeed five of the six
recommendations fell under the remit of the Health Department and the minister
needs to tell us how many of these recommendations have been implemented and
when they where implemented.”
SInn Féin Mountmellick – Serving The Community
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