Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 211: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if officers of An Garda Síochána involved with the interview or detention of minors receive additional and specialised training concerning the proper treatment of minors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11801/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda Síochána is committed, under its current Youth and Children Strategy, "to provide a quality policing service to all the children and young people in our society and to do so with dignity and respect for their human rights by communicating, listening and working towards building and maintaining positive relationships with children and young people".

An important element of the strategy is to ensure An Garda Síochána is equipped to deliver a quality service to all children and young people and endeavour to maintain the highest recognised international standards of behaviour and best practice when dealing with all children and young people. In that regard the strategy sets out a number of actions related to training including the provision of training on international conventions relating to children in custody. Amongst the courses delivered by the Crime Training Faculty in the Garda Síochána College at Templemore is a specialist child interviewer course.

Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 212: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if members of An Garda Síochána are given specific training concerning the respectful treatment of minors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11802/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda Síochána is committed, under its current Youth and Children Strategy, "to provide a quality policing service to all the children and young people in our society and to do so with dignity and respect for their human rights by communicating, listening and working towards building and maintaining positive relationships with children and young people".

An important element of the strategy is to ensure An Garda Síochána is equipped to deliver a quality service to all children and young people and endeavour to maintain the highest recognised international standards of behaviour and best practice when dealing with all children and young people. In that regard the strategy sets out a number of actions related to training including awareness raising of the human rights of children and a commitment to identify and reward best practices when dealing with young people.