Demand on child and family agency services has doubled in past 10 years
Ombudsman for Children
Office of watchdog for children’s interests was bumped down Civil Service salary scale from a maximum of €178,000 to up to €130,000
Disinformation and fear-mongering around immigration have seeped into public consciousness on a scale like never before
Hotels and B&Bs are not suitable places for children to grow up, Ombudsman for Children says and calls for move away from emergency responses
New study highlights deficiencies in State care for children with complex conditions
Operational change on way after Ombudsman for Children highlights teenager’s five-year wait for surgery
Call for improved funding to address ‘a mental health epidemic in our paediatric population’ which doctors say is partly driven by a rise in eating disorder cases
Office wants to hold ‘rights-awareness workshops, consultations with children and their parents, and complaints clinics’
Letter obtained under Freedom of Information shows Niall Muldoon believes HSE has ‘seriously failed in its duty to uphold the rights of children to the best possible healthcare’
‘We’ve been pushing for many years for inter-agency across State co-operation for these children who are particularly vulnerable,’ he said
Former District Court judge warns of likelihood of claims against State due to ‘systemic failures’ across Tusla, Garda, Department of Education, HSE and Prison Service
Teenager’s spinal curvature deteriorated from 30 to over 135 degrees while waiting for operation in Temple Street hospital
Officials were warned months ago about sexual exploitation of girls in residential care by gangs of predatory men outside the homes, correspondence shows
Report instances example of girl (10) with severe anxiety refused admission to local mental health unit and rejected for treatment abroad scheme
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