Well the Midlands Health Board and a member of An Garda Siochana (and his colleagues) knew about what happened in Amsterdam? So why didn’t Athlone Institute of Technology? The assault took place during a health board funded visit.

Update:

So the issues?

• The Garda look like they are doing their usual – ‘this is what happened and this is what we did and the other people didn’t do what they were supposed to.’ It is classic Garda Press Office tactics – I’m not saying that the health board should not be the focus of attention here but don’t let the Gardai off just ‘cos the press office are very quick out of the traps.
• McElwee had colleagues in AIT – they work with people in the health board on a regular basis in the arrangement of placements for students – someone there knew something and information had to have been exchanged.
• And the HSE – well here we go again – it does not matter if it was before the HSE was the HSE.
• Other third level institutes are rushing to issue statements – as well as spending all day googling and ending up on this site. Waterford Institute of Technology indicated they had problems with the material used by McElwee when he worked there – not sure what this means but it must mean something if they are commenting on it.
• Why are we hearing about this now anyway? (Ok I’m glad it is known about it now) But are there Industrial Relations issues at the heart of this and is this why AIT don’t know anything about it or say they don’t?