STATEMENT: Costello calls for child protection review of voluntary first-aid sector following release of the Shannon Report.

Deputy Patrick Costello, vice-chair of the Oireachtas Children’s Committee, was today speaking following the release of the Geoffrey Shannon report into historical sexual abuse at St John’s Ambulance. He began, “Today is a huge milestone in the search for truth and transparency. This would not have been possible without the tireless work of Mick Finnegan…