Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 July 2016

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Strategic Plan 2016-2018: Engagement with Ombudsman for Children

9:00 am

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That is a really important point. We all deal with cases – for example, in respect of social welfare and health and across Departments – in which the individual at the front line dealing with the family wants to do something and knows what should be done but is afraid somebody further up the line will say it cannot be done. If we could have the appropriate culture across all Departments, it would be useful.

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