The Minister for Children has told the Seanad that three members of the current board of St John Ambulance (SJA) have indicated their intention to resign.
Roderic O'Gorman paid tribute to "the bravery of survivors" and "their tireless activism" which brought the truth about abuse in the organisation to light.
An independent investigation, carried out by former child protection rapporteur and recently nominated Circuit Court judge Dr Geoffrey Shannon, found that SJA chose to protect its reputation rather than respond to reports that children were being abused over many years.
A copy of the report was shared with abuse survivors earlier this month and seen by RTÉ Investigates.
"We must all recognise the further harm that can be done if reports of abuse are not treated with sensitivity and transparency," Minister O'Gorman said.
"It is clear that St John Ambulance fell far short of these obligations" and "did not comply with Children First guidance.
"The commissioner of St John Ambulance Ireland [John Hughes] has confirmed to me in writing that SJA accept in full the findings and recommendations of the report."
While the minister welcomed this, he said that "it is extremely regrettable that it required an independent review process along with the continued activism of survivors to bring about an acceptance for the requirement for change from SJA".
Government officials and representatives from Tusla "have already met with members of the board of St John Ambulance" to push for the "full implementation" of all the recommendations.
He urged that Dr Shannon's report be considered "in detail" by "both the DPP [Director of Public Prosecutions] and the [Garda] Commissioner" Drew Harris.
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