Hyde & Seek and its directors take legal action against RTÉ
The company came to the nation’s attention last summer following an RTÉ Investigates programme.
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The company came to the nation’s attention last summer following an RTÉ Investigates programme.
The company came to the nation’s attention last summer following an RTÉ Investigates piece on Prime Time.
Four Hyde & Seek crèches had been ordered to close by 31 December on foot of an order by Tusla.
A trial is expected to begin next February.
The company has said it does not accept the outcome of the regulatory process.
The case has been brought by the Minister for Children and Youth affairs.
The RTÉ documentary about the Hyde and Seek chain was broadcast on 24 July.
The agency appeared before an Oireachtas hearing this morning.
Anne Davy featured in an RTÉ Investigates documentary into childcare this week.
Low wages, high staff turnover and common ratio breaches are not unusual in the childcare industry.
The protest was held to demonstrate against the facility which was the subject of an RTÉ Investigates programme.
The Drumcondra creche was not covered on this week’s RTÉ documentary.
Meanwhile, Hyde and Seek it had taken steps to deal with “urgent issues” highlighted in the RTÉ programme last night.
Children were filmed being roughly handled in the footage recorded by RTÉ Investigates, and concerns were raised about fire safety and other issues.
An RTÉ documentary into practices at Hyde & Seek was broadcast earlier this evening.
Tusla inspection reports for the various Hyde and Seek creches also identified numerous non-compliance issues.