Inclusion Ireland Responds to General Solicitor’s Statement on the Grace Report “We refuse to allow Grace’s voice to be silenced”

29th April 2025 

 

Inclusion Ireland has today issued a strong statement in response to the General Solicitor’s commentary on the final report of the Farrelly Commission into the ‘Grace’ foster home abuse. The disability advocacy organisation expressed deep concern and solidarity with Grace, a survivor of prolonged abuse and neglect. 

 

“We speak often of the re-traumatisation of survivors. Grace is one such survivor. What she endured and experienced over many years is absolutely devastating, having her voice ignored has compounded that trauma unimaginably. The General Solicitor’s statement tells us clearly that Grace’s voice has been silenced by the Commission. She was silenced for 20 years in foster care and now she has been silenced yet again by the very process that should have supported her to access some semblance of justice.” Derval McDonagh, CEO , Inclusion Ireland 

 

The exclusion of “Grace’s” legal submissions from the Commission’s report is a deeply worrying development that must be addressed to ensure accountability and prevent similar failures in the future. 

 

Derval continued “Non-speaking people deserve the same access to justice as every other person living in this state. We demand a full investigation and a public statement on the rationale for this omission, the omission of Grace’s voice.”  

 

ENDS 

 

Contact:  

For more information please contact:  

Caoimhe Suipéil, Head of Communications, Inclusion Ireland  

Email: Caoimhe@inclusionireland.ie  

Phone: 086-2265813  

 

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