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Much of the abuse of vulner­able adults and older people is going unpunished because of a lack of safeguarding law, a new report from the Oireachtas Health Committee has warned.

The committee’s “Report on Adult Safeguarding” highlights a litany of weaknesses that are putting vulnerable adults at risk of physical, financial, sexual or emotional abuse and being left to suffer in silence.


It follows a series of hearings at which experts and advocates highlighted the need for legislation to protect adults from harm.


Sinn Féin TD David Cullin­ane, who acted as rapporteur for the report, said: “Time and again, devastating failures are exposed where adults are recklessly exposed to harm, coercion or, indeed, suffer it”.


Deputy Cullinane joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.



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