Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

The Stay Safe programme is one method of achieving that. Vetting of staff, proper procedures and policies in schools also add to child protection. There is an obligation on everyone involved in the education system to ensure that is the case. The reason I am waiting for the survey to be completed is that parents have the right for their children to opt out of the programme.

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