The Tribunal investigating an alleged smear campaign against a Garda whistleblower will hear from its first witnesses this morning.
It will begin by examining false allegations of sexual abuse against Sergeant Maurice McCabe.
Witnesses from TUSLA, the HSE and the Rian Counselling service will appear before the Charleton Tribunal this morning.
The first aspect the tribunal will examine is the creation, distribution and use by TUSLA of a file containing false allegations of sexual abuse against Sergeant McCabe.
It was allegedly sent to Gardai in 2013 – and the Disclosures Tribunal will examine whether this was used by senior members of the force to discredit the garda whistleblower.
Both TUSLA and the HSE have apologised to Mr McCabe and his family for the false allegations – with the child and family agency saying they were the result of a clerical error.
That’s a claim Judge Peter Charleton will begin to examine today – when the hearings start at Dublin Castle at 10 o’clock.
