Safeguarding Statement – English/Irish
Safeguarding Policy Statement
Franciscan Province of Ireland (OFM)
It is the policy of the Franciscan Friars to do everything in our power to safeguard the welfare of children and vulnerable adults to whom we minister or with whom we share our lives.
We cherish and affirm each person as a gift from God with an inherent right to dignity of life and bodily integrity which shall be respected, nurtured and protected by all and we strive to protect them from physical, sexual and emotional harm.
Everyone in the church has an obligation to ensure that the fundamental rights of children and vulnerable adults are respected.
These guiding principles inform the Franciscan Friars’ policy. The policy has been devised to ensure that the Franciscan Friars in Ireland take every possible measure to prevent abuse. It aims to ensure that none of its personnel or volunteers engages in behaviour that could allow abuse to occur or engages in actions that could be misinterpreted by children, their families or other adults as constituting or leading to abuse.
Fr. Aidan McGrath OFM
Minister Provincial
Provincial Office, 4 Merchants’ Quay, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Pdf of Safeguarding Statement in Irish
For the procedures to implement the child safeguarding policy, the Franciscans Friars of the Province of Ireland, follows the guidance of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland. For more information see The National Board Guidelines
- Policy & Procedures
- Children First Safeguarding Statement March 2020
(This statement has been prepared to comply with the requirements of the
Children First Act 2015.) - Anti-Bullying Policy
- Franciscan Child Safeguarding Policy & Procedures
- Franciscan Province of Ireland Access Policy
- Garda Vetting Policy – Franciscan Province of Ireland
- Incident Report form
- Intimate Care Policy
- Records Management Policy
- Social Media Policy
- Whistle Blowing Policy 2016


- Safeguarding Audit Report 2015
- Policies

- Links
National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church –
www.safeguarding.ie
Child Protection Service Dublin Diocese www.cps.dublindiocese.ie