Dáil debates
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Order of Business
12:40 pm
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
The report by the national review panel into deaths or serious incidents involving children in care is due to be published later today. This report highlights serious failings of the State in the past. It also highlights how as a State we continue to fail vulnerable children. In that context, when will two critical pieces of legislation be enacted - the Children First guidelines and legislation for the provision of aftercare? The Children First guidelines formed a key piece of legislation promised by the Government when it assumed office. Three and a half years later, we have only got to Second Stage and still await the remaining Stages in the Dáil. As a result of this, vulnerable children have been left in vulnerable situations.
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