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Fri 06 Jun 2004Little evidence of sexual abuse in institutionsThe secretary general at the Department of Education and Science, Mr John Dennehy, has said there was no significant evidence of sexual abuse at the State's residential institutions in files at the Department.Giving evidence to the investigation committee of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse in Dublin yesterday, he corroborated the view of the former minister at the Department, Mr Micheál Martin, who told the committee on Wednesday that relevant files dealt mainly with physical abuse and neglect.