Solicitor calls for commission of investigation into Galway foster abuse
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A solicitor representing a victim of abuse in a Co Galway foster home has called for the urgent establishment of a commission of investigation.
Ronan Hynes, partner at Keating Connolly Sellors Solicitors, told RTÉ’s Drivetime that the inquiry by the National Review Panel is not sufficient and a statutory commission is needed.
He said that his client, known only as “Sarah”, has not shared her story with the inquiry because the Panel is not truly independent.
Mr Hynes (pictured) called on the Health Minister and Children Minister to establish a fully independent inquiry into the sexual abuse in the foster care home, which was revealed by RTÉ in 2016.
The abuser, Keith Burke, was recently sentenced to seven-and-a-half years imprisonment with one year suspended after being found guilty of raping three foster children between 2003 and 2007.
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