Social worker tells tribunal she received "sanitised version" of McCabe file

A social worker with Tusla told the Charleton tribunal that she received an incomplete version of files relating to Garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe when asked to review them. Clare Tobin, who works with the Sexual Abuse Regional Team, said significant documents were missing from the material sent to her, including a record of a 2007 Director of Public Prosecutions decision directing no prosecution of Sergeant McCabe due to lack of evidence. The tribunal, which is examining the creation and distribution of files by Tusla and the HSE containing false allegations against Sergeant McCabe, heard that Ms Tobin could not determine whether the omissions resulted from professional negligence or deliberate intent. She characterised the file management as poor and emphasised that such allegations against members of An Garda Síochána require sensitive and immediate handling.