Galway Bay fm newsroom – The State’s only 24-hour treatment service for children and adolescents who have been sexually assaulted, which is based in Galway, has re-opened following a brief closure.
The closure of the Parkmore facility on New Years Eve followed a breakdown in talks on the future of the service.
Forensic examiners with the Child and Adolescent Sexual Assault Treatment Service said they had to withdraw their services due to the HSE’s failure to offer medical indemnity insurance.
The service caters for children aged 14 or younger who’ve experienced rape, sexual assault or abuse.
Staff at the centre are trained to provide care in cases of acute and historic sexual abuse.
The HSE says it’s now resumed a 24-hour service at the facility, and communication is ongoing in an effort to ensure the continuity of this service in the long term.
Galway Senator Hildegarde Naughton says it’s an essential service.
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