President Michael D Higgins has supported calls for the publication of a report into historical child sexual abuse allegations in St John Ambulance
It follows correspondence to the President's Office from Mick Finnegan, who wrote to President Higgins on behalf of victims and survivors.
He added"In response to contact received from Mr Mick Finnegan on behalf of victims of abuse in St John Ambulance, the Office of the President has confirmed to Mr Finnegan that the President supports the victims’ calls for Dr Geoffrey Shannon’s report to be published as soon as possible. Something indeed to which a commitment has been made."
Under the terms of reference, Dr Shannon was asked to examine how the organisation handled past allegations of child sexual abuse relating to a volunteer.Following increasing calls by survivors and political representatives for the report to be published a spokesperson for St John Ambulance said in December that the report would be published in early 2023.
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