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Trigger Warning. Its the 10 year olds fault apparently!

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SmoothieForMe · 21/10/2025 10:35

Theres been a horrendous attack on a child in care of the Irish Government. The Government agency responsible issued a statement that all but blames the child. I am heartbroken for the child, cannot imagine what she is going through. But I cannot believe that victim blaming like this can happen to anyone of any age but especially a child. Its stinks of oh well SHE had behavioural issues and SHE absconded.

Trigger Warning. Its the 10 year olds fault apparently!

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Dagda · 22/10/2025 00:12

I agree - arse covering going on. I don’t think Tulsa should have shared the “behavioural issues” it’s immaterial to what happened. My heart really goes out to this child who likely had a tough deal in life anyway. The “protest” tonight is also deeply troubling and won’t help anyone.

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SmoothieForMe · 22/10/2025 07:11

Theres nowhere for me to voice my concern other than here anonymously. Im saddened by what our country is becoming. Follow the money and a gravy train has been created where government support for the vulnerable is outsourced to private companies with little oversight. The vulnerable are a cash cow of little importance.
Not to worry there will be more government press releases about the protestors and the catholic churches failings to move the focus away.

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Northsidemammy · 22/10/2025 09:57

Chulainn · 21/10/2025 22:38

Tusla's message does not attribute any blame for the fact that the girl went missing in the city centre while in their care. The word 'absconded' is a poor choice considering what happened to the poor girl. No alerts were issued to the public advising that there was a missing 10 year old girl. Tulsa have not said what they did to try and locate her. Where she was sexually assaulted is nowhere near the city centre. The Tusla message is factual but very cold, imo, in light of what happened. Why she was in care is irrelevant and was possibly a breach of her GDPR by making it public.

Tusla, in my view, is not currently fit for purpose and needs an overall. The tragic case of Daniel Aruebose, the murder or manslaughter in a Tulsa facility last week, and now this poor child's sexual assault. Each month, almost weekly, there's another admission from them of things they haven't done or have missed out. They are failing the children they are supposed to protect and help. I hope this little girl gets the help she now needs.

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EasternStandard · 22/10/2025 10:01

Firealarm1414 · 21/10/2025 22:25

I agree with you OP. I dont think they should have said she was in care because her parents couldn't cope with her "significant behavioural issues". Why even mention that at all? That's a breach of her and her family's privacy and also seems to be insinuating that this behaviour is part of the reason she was assaulted. Disgusting for a government agency tasked with protecting children really.

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Sevenamcoffee · 22/10/2025 10:09

I think it’s factual really. They will need to do an investigation into what happened from the point of view of the card of the child, for instance was it risk assessed properly. They are not going to say one way or another at this stage.

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