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Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Children, Robert Troy, has called on the Minister for Children, James Reilly, to take immediate action to reform the child protection and welfare systems and fully implement the recommendations of the Eighth Report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection.

Nearly 4,000 allegations of child neglect or abuse of a sexual, physical, or emotional nature were reported to social and child protection workers in Galway in the past four years.

With three weeks remaining before Irish citizens vote on an amendment to the constitution, information on the proposed changes arrived in most letter boxes this week.

It is very clear from various reports in recent years that have highlighted the scale and seriousness of child abuse in Ireland, that there is a need to significantly improve Ireland’s child protection and welfare services. With this as our guiding principle, the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has developed Draft National Standards for the Protection and Welfare of Children which set out the key attributes of an effective and safe child protection service. The setting of standards by HIQA and the monitoring of compliance with them are important levers in driving improvements in the effectiveness and safety of health and social care services for children and families.

The ISPCC today along with its first team of advocacy volunteers has launched the findings of a survey it carried out on child protection with participants from Mayo.

The need for constitutional child welfare reform to protect children’s rights and welfare has been demonstrated all too often in recent years by damming reports and empty promises, according to Carlow/Kilkenny general election candidate Ann Phelan.

Every time, I hear a story involving a defenceless child getting injured I feel I must write about it. I don’t know whether you feel it more tangibly when you have children or whether everyone is feeling the same, but I can’t get the story of little three year old Sefora, who was beaten to death by her mother for wetting the bed, out of my mind.

Two communities in Kilkenny were affected by two separate tragedies that occurred in their areas over Christmas.

The Mayo Child Protection Committee will hold an information day, Keeping Children and Young People Safe, on Sunday June 7 in Breaffy House Hotel from 2pm to 5pm. This event will consist of Mayo local community and State services providing advice and information on a range of services, with the overriding theme of keeping our children and young people safe.

The Mayo Child Protection Committee will hold an information day, Keeping Children and Young People Safe, on Sunday June 7 in Breaffy House Hotel from 2pm to 5pm. This event will consist of Mayo local community and State services providing advice and information on a range of services, with the overriding theme of keeping our children and young people safe.