Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy

Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy

Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy

Safeguarding Children In The Southern Province

Click here to read the Safeguarding Children Policy and Guidance.

Click here to read the full report of the Review of Child Safeguarding Practice in the Religious Congregation of Sisters of Mercy undertaken by The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI).

Click on the below links to read the Southern Province Response to the Recommendations of the Review of Child Safeguarding Practice in the Religious Congregation of Sisters of Mercy undertaken by the NBSCCCI.

Recommendation 1 – Protocol applicable for Sisters working in external organisations

Recommendation 2 – Safeguarding Children – Information for Young People/Posters/Leaflets

Recommendation 3A –  Southern Province – Information Leaflet for Complainants/Survivors

Recommendation 3B – Support of Former Residents

Click here to read the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy Statement in Response to the Review of Child Safeguarding Practice in the Religious Congregation of Sisters of Mercy undertaken by the NBSCCCI.

Click here to read the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy Safeguarding Children Information -Policy, Principles and Guidance Manual.

The Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy, Southern Province invited the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) to conduct a review of safeguarding practice.

If you have any concerns about Safeguarding Children in the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy, Southern Province, we invite you to contact any of the following:

Cleo Yates
Designated Liaison Person
087-3553024

or

Kate O’Connor rsm
Deputy Designated Liaison Person
087-9865490

or

NBSCCCI
01-5053124

or

An Garda Síochána
Harcourt Street
Dublin 2

01-6663435

or

TUSLA
01-7718500

Safeguarding Children Structure

Support Group Contacts

Cleo Yates
Safeguarding Manager for Children
Sisters of Mercy, Southern Province
Provincial Office
Bishop Street
Cork.
cleoyates@mercysouth.ie
021-4975380 – 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00 am – 4.00 pm Friday
087-3553024 – Out of Office Hours

Kate O’Connor rsm,
Deputy Designated Liaison Person
087-9865490