Seanad debates
Thursday, 3 April 2003
Crime Levels: Statements.
We all know concerned parents but being concerned does not get them off the hook. I concur with previous speakers who said that unfortunately there was a breakdown in some parents taking on board their personal responsibilities. They have to have control over their children and exercise that control. To say leave it to someone else is not acceptable. There are times when the State will have to intervene in families. This should be done sensitively and carefully. Equally, parents have to accept responsibility for the actions of their children. We cannot have a society where parents do not know where their children, particularly young children, are.
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