IRELAND
Newstalk
Jack Quann
The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) says child safety in the church is now its “first consideration”.
The NBSCCCI has published a set of 20 reviews which they say “reinforces” progress made.
Full reviews were carried out on the Legionaries of Christ, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and The Mercy Sisters – as all three continue to have contact with children.
The other 17 orders and congregations had a more limited review carried out, as they have little or no contact with children and no allegations of sexual abuse levelled against them.
“All 20 reviews showed good safeguarding practice, prompt reporting of allegations to the civil authorities and to managing risk”, the NBSCCCI says.
“What we are seeing here are a series of good habits having been created,” said Teresa Devlin, CEO of the NBSCCCI.
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