Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Foster Care: Discussion

Mr. Rory Brown:

I second that. As I said previously, when I become a teacher, I am going to be coming up against many of these kids who are coming through the care system. I have already met kids who are in the care system. I faced the issues they are experiencing. Gladly, I am able to tell them that I have gone through it and I can share my experiences with them. However, many of them do not have that role model. They need the support from others. They need so much more. That is what I am hoping for with the discussions. As I said, discussions about the care system have only really started to take place in the last few years. The more that we can get that work going, the better it will be. We can make the changes to the care system that are needed. I am glad that we are starting to chat and talk about it.

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