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Taoiseach says 'there will be consequences' over Roma case

The Taoiseach says there will be consequences to the decision to remove two children from separate R...
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8:47 AM - 24 Oct 2013



Taoiseach says 'there will...

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Taoiseach says 'there will be consequences' over Roma case

TodayFM
TodayFM

8:47 AM - 24 Oct 2013



The Taoiseach says there will be consequences to the decision to remove two children from separate Roma families.

Gardaí and the HSE have been asked to report to the Minister for Justice and the Minister for Children within the next two weeks, after a 7 year old girl and a 2 year old boy were removed from their families in Dublin and Athlone.

Both children underwent DNA tests to determine their identities and were reunited with their Roma families.

The reports will be passed on to the Children's Ombudsman for an independent review.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has defended the role of  the Gardai and says that officers in both instances acted in good faith:



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