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	Cloyne Diocese Referred to Abuse Body Irish Health January 7, 2009 http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=14865 The Government is to ask the commission investigating clerical abuse in the Dublin archdiocese to examine how abuse allegations were dealt with in the diocese of Cloyne. This follows an audit drawn up by the HSE and published today by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Barry Andrews. The audit looked at child protection policies in all Catholic dioceses and had concluded that there was no need for the referral of any diocese to the commission investigating clerical abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese. However, the Minister said he believed that there is evidence that points to the fact that Bishop John Magee of Cloyne as the responsible person, did not faithfully report actual compliance with child protection procedures and the manner in which clerical sexual abuse allegations have been dealt with. "Accordingly, the Government has taken the decision to notify the Cloyne diocese to the Commission of Investigation into the Dublin Archdiocese to carry out an examination of the Diocese (of Cloyne), " Mr Andrews said. He said in a post-Ferns environment it is unacceptable that full and faithful reporting of child sexual abuse allegations should not take place. Bishop Magee has been under pressure to resign recently following a separate report which criticised the handling by his diocese of abuse allegations made against members of its clergy.
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