A man who raised concerns about ‘Grace’, an intellectually disabled young woman who experienced severe neglect in an unvetted foster placement, says the State’s response will act as a “strong deterrent to whistleblowers”.
Speaking after the publication of a commission of inquiry’s final report on Grace’s treatment, Iain Smith told RTÉ radio’s News at One of the “big toll” the case took on him “emotionally, financially” and on his family.
The report, published on Tuesday, said there were failures in relation to the standard of care provided to Grace while in the care of a family over a period of 20 years. But it said evidence did not exist to support allegations that Grace was subjected to sexual, emotional or physical abuse while in care.
“It’s still taking a toll because my family are looking at this report today and thinking what on earth was this all about?” Mr Smith said, adding that he believed the findings would be “a very strong deterrent to whistleblowers in Ireland”.
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