Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 June 2025

Committee on Children and Equality

Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance

2:00 am

Photo of Keira KeoghKeira 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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