Isla, on the DGAIA crisis: "We will see it through to the end, no matter who falls, no matter who collapses."

BarcelonaThe DGAIA crisis has not only led the Ministry of Social Rights to promote a reform of the child protection system, but it also impacted the plenary session of Parliament this Wednesday and forced Salvador Illa to speak out. "We will go to the end, no matter who falls, no matter who collapses, no matter what happens," the president of the Generalitat (Catalan government) stated during the control session in the Catalan parliament. Isla's words responded to criticism from Junts spokesperson Mònica Sales, who accused him of "hiding" in the face of this crisis. Junts (Junts) demanded explanations from the Catalan government, but Illa looked back, recalling the years in which the members of the judiciary formed part of the Catalan executive.

"I have no interest in looking back and pointing fingers at anyone, but of the last fifteen years of government, you have governed for twelve. To pretend that what happens at the DGAIA has nothing to do with your actions as a government... well," the Socialist president stated. "You have a tendency to look in the rearview mirror and accuse us of looking the other way, and looking the other way is to vote against the recommendations of the Audit Office, it is to not appear on your own initiative in Parliament [...]. You shouldn't put any more spokes in the wheels," Sales replied. Isla asked for his collaboration and criticized him for his inaction while Junts was in the executive. In this regard, the president recognized the work of former ERC minister Carles Campuzano, who launched the Barnahus network, centers to care for children and adolescents who have suffered abuse.

"The minister has committed to re-establishing the DGAIA and adapting it to the situation we have today," Illa recalled. The leader of the Comunes party in the Parliament, Jéssica Albiach, had demanded steps be taken to reform this system for minors: "Professionals do not have the necessary tools and resources to exercise guardianship." In turn, the CUP deputy Pilar Castillejo also demanded a "profound change" in the DGAIA and the Minister of Social Rights, Mònica Martínez, recalled that her department commissioned an audit to see where the "deficiencies" occurred and reiterated that the "profound transformation" of the system must lead to a ".

The far right has also taken advantage of the control session to attack the Government's handling of this crisis. The leader of Vox, Ignacio Garriga, asked Isla for explanations for the DGAIA contracts and also focused on the rape of the twelve-year-old girl. "My entire Government will go to the end, although it did not happen under my Government," said Illa, who accused Garriga of wanting to "extract political gain" from this situation.