Seanad debates

Thursday, 8 May 2003

National Standards for Foster Care: Statements.

 

The establishment of day care units in some residential establishments has also been good. Perhaps the children could partially be kept within the care of the family if there was support available during the day. I know efforts have been made to promote this sort of support because intervention to prevent us having to take children into the care of the State is also extremely important. I get letters and phone calls repeatedly from parents and people who are trying to deal with children with difficulties who say that the children might not have come into the care of the State if intervention had been earlier. If they get into trouble with the law, we hear about them in the courts. There are many, however, who have not yet got into trouble with the law. It is about these children that neighbours ask what must be done before somebody makes an intervention on their behalf.

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