Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Safeguarding and Child Protection Service of the Archdiocese of Dublin.
The Safeguarding and Child Protection Service promotes the safe care of children involved in Church activities throughout the Archdiocese. It does this through:
- Providing training for priests and parish workers in safeguarding and child protection
- Dealing with complaints and concerns about child protection matters, reporting to the civil authorities and advising the Archbishop on any protective measures necessary to protect children from abuse
- Monitoring the activities of priests known to have abused children in the past in order to minimise the chance of them doing so again.
The service provides pastoral outreach and support for those who have experienced abuse by priests or parish workers.
Commission of Investigation into clerical sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Dublin
On the 28th March 2006, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform announced the establishment of the Commission of Investigation chaired by Circuit Court Judge Yvonne Murphy.
The Commission of Investigation has completed its task and presented its Report to the Minister for Justice in July 2009. The Report was referred to the Attorney General for his advice regarding its publication.
The Commission of Investigation Report into the Archdiocese of Dublin was published Thursday 26th November 2009 and a copy of that Report is available online at The Department of Justice website.
If anyone has any concerns related to clerical child abuse in the Archdiocese of Dublin, and wishes to talk with someone, you may call us on (01) 836 0314 - if ringing from Ireland (and +353 1 836 0314 if ringing from outside Ireland).
This page was updated 12th May 2010.
