Fine Gael Children Spokesperson, Alan Shatter TD, today (Sunday) said:  “It defies belief in this day and age that any child could be placed in foster care by the HSE without proper assessment and vetting of the potential foster parents. Read the rest of this entry »

Today (Friday) Alan Shatter TD, Fine Gael Front Bench Spokesperson on Children, accused the Minister for Children, Barry Andrews and the HSE of misleading the public and the Minister for Children of misleading the Dáil as to the extent of the efforts made by the HSE to contact the family of Tracey Fay in order to facilitate the publication of the report into her death.  Read the rest of this entry »

Excerpt from Dail Transcript 04 Mar 2010

The Death of Children in the Care of the State Since 2000: Statements.

Deputy Alan Shatter: I will start by agreeing with the Minister that not only is it a significant part of his work to ensure the State acts in loco parentis to children taken into care, ensuring they are properly protected, but that it is the most significant and important part of his work. Read the rest of this entry »

“It’s unfortunate that following today’s publication by Fine Gael of the report into the death of TF that the Minister for Children has chosen to attack me for invading the privacy of family members of the deceased and two children born to her when a teenager in care and taken into care when they were babies.
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