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Item Barnardos General Election Manifesto 2024(Barnardos, 2024) BarnardosA new government must make sure that all children across the country have the best opportunity possible to have a positive childhood with opportunities to thrive. Here are the actions that Barnardos is calling for from the incoming government.Item A Partnership with Children: Policy Proposals for a Future National Agreement(Barnardos, 1999) Barnardos; The Children's Rights Alliance; The Combat Poverty Agency; The National Youth Council of Ireland; The Society of St Vincent de PaulInformation sheet from The Open Your Eyes to Child Poverty Initiative that sets out a policy agenda for a future national agreement that can contribute to the prevention, reduction and eventual elimination of child poverty.Item Comprehensive Vetting System(Barnardos, 2007) BarnardosPaper describing the vetting system in Ireland and the limitations it has.Item Abuse Through Prostitution and the Internet(Barnardos, 2007) BarnardosThe scale of child prostitution, child trafficking and grooming has increased considerably due to the development of new technologies such as the internet and mobile phones. The new technologies give people who are sexually interested in children a new medium to network, share information and fantasies and explore new identities. Use of the internet has both national and international implications, which makes the monitoring and policing of exploitative practices all the more difficult.Item Child Prostitution(Barnardos, 2010) BarnardosThe existence of child prostitution is an alarming indictment of Irish society. Childhood should be a precious time when innocence is protected. We have a moral and societal responsibility to ensure children are protected from those who may harm them. This can be done through awareness raising and the provision of comprehensive legislation and social services for all children, particularly those most at risk of prostitution. Language underpins our attitudes towards prostitution. Referring to a child as a prostitute and men as pimps and punters implies that children are making informed choices and decisions about their situation. Barnardos knows that this is not the case. Prostitution is an offence as it is a form of child abuse and exploitation; it involves the exploitation of a child by an adult who is controlling, coercing, assaulting and raping the child.