IRELAND
Irish Times
PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent
THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has recommended that the State works with all Catholic dioceses in the Republic to ensure children are properly protected.
In a major audit published yesterday, it recommended “that the State applies its resources to intervene and work with all dioceses in a systematic way to address the shortcomings outlined”.
The Audit of Safeguarding Arrangements in the Catholic Church in Ireland dealt with the 24 dioceses that are wholly or in part located in the Republic. Covering the period from January 1st, 1996 to November 30th, 2011, it found that a total of 579 child abuse allegations had been made against 189 priests in the 24 dioceses.
Of those accused priests, 31 diocesan priests have been convicted in the courts.
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