Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion

1:30 pm

Ms Ciara McKenna-Keane:

May I say something related to that?

We state in the report that all children in the community who have a disability should be supported to reach their full potential. The reason we specifically mentioned this cohort of children is due to complaints from the foster care sector. Otherwise children like Molly would not have the chance to grow up in a family environment at all-----