NO SOCIAL WORKER OR PROFESSIONAL INVOLVED IN THE ROSCOMMON ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASE HAS BEEN SANCTIONED ON FOOT OF A DAMNING REPORT WHICH HIGHLIGHTED A LITANY OF CARE FAILURES BY SOCIAL SERVICES.

THE ABUSE REPORT, PUBLISHED ALMOST SIX MONTHS AGO, WAS HIGHLY CRITICAL OF HOW SOCIAL SERVICES HANDLED THE CASE OVER A 15-YEAR PERIOD.

DISTURBING DETAILS FROM THE CASE TRIGGERED AN OUTCRY LAST YEAR OVER HOW THE SIX CHILDREN INVOLVED HAD BEEN FAILED BY STATE  AUTHORITIES. THE PARENTS INVOLVED IN THE ABUSE CASE HAVE BEEN CONVICTED.

A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE SAID YESTERDAY THAT AN INTERNAL REPORT INTO THE HANDLING OF THE CASE HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND A DISCIPLINARY PROCESS WAS UNDER WAY.

CONSEQUENTLY, SHE ADDED, IT WAS TOO EARLY TO SAY IF ANY INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE DISCIPLINED.

HOWEVER, OTHER HSE SOURCES SAY THAT SOCIAL WORKERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED INFORMALLY IN RECENT WEEKS THAT NO FORMAL DISCIPLINARY MEASURES ARE LIKELY.