Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 June 2025
Committee on Children and Equality
Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance
2:00 am
Keira Keogh (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
That is especially so if a child is aged 16 or 17 going into special care and, at 18, can no longer be kept. I will not say "held there". Step-down would be great, as Dr. Corbett said, before the child goes back to society.
Ms Ward and I attended the launch of a report, entitled "Meeting the Legal Needs of Children and Young People in Ireland and Enhancing Access to Justice - A Children's Rights Analysis", this week. There was a discussion on the need for a specialised legal service. Will she talk a little about that?
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