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A SETTLEMENT BETWEEN the HSE and a woman who was left in foster care despite years of abuse has been approved by the High Court this afternoon.
According to RTÉ News, the settlement was €6.3 million and that the HSE again apologised in court ‘for the failings in her care’.
The HSE said that they do not comment on court cases.
A woman known as ‘Grace’ was left in an abusive foster home in the southeast of the country for 20 years, despite several reports to authorities of her abuse.
An inquiry into the Grace case and a further 46 other children who passed through the home in question is currently being set up.
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Whether it’s enough, I don’t know. What kind of money could you give someone to make up for the torture that that young woman went through?
Reacting to the news of the settlement, Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness, who highlighted the Grace case at the Dáil’s public accounts committee said that although the news was welcome, there was still work to do.
“Grace has been through the most awful treatment of her life while in the care of the state,” he told TheJournal.ie.
People may think it’s a huge amount of money, but measure it in the fact that her life was robbed, and her life today is one of continuous suffering.
He said that although the money won’t redeem anything, the settlement is recognition that the state “did not meet standards in her care”.
I’d like to see what will happen to the other 46 children who have had their lives ruined. Will the state undertake care for them?
McGuinness said that he’s “proactively working” with the families concerned and that today’s result have them some level of satisfaction, but it’s still ‘the least the state could do’.
“In some cases they have been treated very badly.
It’s of huge importance because of the wrongdoing and because they tried to cover it up, when really they should be reaching out to the families affected to make sure they’re ok.
McGuinness said that there’s a “possibility” that other court cases similar to this one will emerge, but stressed that there’d be no need to bring it to the courts if the HSE acknowledged the wrongdoing and met the families involved to find a solution.
He expressed concern that although the HSE has apologised, that little has changed in the system in response to how complaints are dealt with and how vulnerable people are cared for by the State.
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Brexit is like a middle-aged man deciding that faraway hills are green, dumping the wife, buying a sports car, getting hair plugs and hanging out in trendy bars trying to crack on to young women.
The point he’s at now is closing time of the bar in the early hours. The staff are trying to clear up around him as he sways drunkenly from side to side arguing with anyone and everyone.
At some level he knows that he’s made a colossal mistake. His wife is going to take him to the cleaners, his kids don’t want to see him and all for what?
To recapture the past?
At least he has taken back control…
@Phil O’ Meara: Do middle-aged women ever get to do these things? Seems a bit sexist and very unfair if they don’t…
@Phil O’ Meara: Well Phil, that’s put me right off dumping the Mrs, buying a sports Car, and getting the noggin done. I’ve been saving up all lockdown for an Audi TT and a trip to Turkey!!
What’s the point of signing a deal with a party that’s threatening to break a deal if you don’t sign?
@Mick Tobin: It’s called politics. Countries and alliances break deals, laws and regulations all the time when it’s expedient for them to do so…
https://reaction.life/the-new-brexit-storm/
If they knew what they wanted 4.5 years ago we could have been ready by now. Britain still waiving the rules and messing it up for everyone.
@Paul Furey: a former imperial power unable to accept their place in 21st century world order, embarrassing themselves every step of the way.
@How is it only Wednesday?: very true! And the amount of misguided nostalgia that was sold to your average brexiteer…..and they swallowed every single word. They get what they deserve.
Throw them out on their ear, the arrogance is off the charts with them, a couple of months of Brexit reality and a collapsing economy should humble them
Wonder why the UK decided to fast track the Covid vaccine yesterday, are they looking for cover so they can go ahead with these 2 bills and breach the Northern Irish protocol…wouldn’t be surprised.
If so the talks will be in crisis, and we’re really looking at no deal, the EU won’t deal with them any longer – trust and goodwill will be completely gone.
The unfortunate thing is that we’ll be caught in the crossfire
This bill is a threat to EU negotiators. Give us what we want , on our terms , or you’ll be sorry. The Brexit eers(tories) believe that if they take it to the wire the EU side will crack.A bit of old divide and conquer technique. It always worked swimmingly back in the good old days of the empire, old boy.
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