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Barnardos’ Submission into National Paediatric Hospital Development Board
(Barnardos, 2009)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to input into the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board as it develops its Design Brief for the new children’s hospital in Dublin. Barnardos believes that the principle of the ... -
Barnardos’ Submission into the Irish Prison Service
(Barnardos, 2013)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to input into the Irish Prison Service Families and Imprisonment Working Group and to recommend how the prison service could improve its facilities to ameliorate relationships between ... -
Barnardos’ Submission into the National Child Welfare Strategy
(Barnardos, 2008)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to input into the drafting of the National Child Welfare Strategy. This is an important development and fits in with the overall National Children’s Strategy (2000), whose three overarching ... -
Barnardos’ Submission on Proposals for Supporting Lone Parents
(Barnardos, 2006)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to submit a submission in response to the Government proposals for supporting lone parents. Overall the proposals are to be recommended as they aim to tackle issues of intergenerational ... -
Barnardos’ Submission on the Development of the Intercultural Education Strategy
(Barnardos, 2008)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to input into the drafting of the Intercultural Education Strategy. It is essential that such a strategy be rolled out given the ever increasing diversity of backgrounds, cultures and ... -
Barnardos’ Submission on the Development of the National Drugs Strategy 2008
(Barnardos, 2008)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to input into the drafting of the next National Drugs Strategy. This submission will examine the impact drugs can have on children growing up a household where adults misuse drugs but ... -
Barnardos’ Submission to COSC: National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender based Violence
(Barnardos, 2008)Barnardos believes that the key to the success of any national strategy focusing on violence within the household is for a whole family approach to be adopted from the outset. This is the best way towards ensuring that ... -
Barnardos’ Submission to NESF: Child Literacy and Social Inclusion
(Barnardos, 2008)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to input into the NESF Child Literacy and Social Inclusion report. Barnardos predominantly works with children and families living in disadvantaged areas and encounters many children ... -
Barnardos’ Submission to the Expert Group on Resource Allocation and Financing in the Health Sector
(Barnardos, 2009)Numerous commentators have observed the dire state of Ireland’s health sector and the inequality which continues to underpin services in the State. Barnardos agrees with the Taoiseach’s description of our health system ... -
Barnardos’ Submission to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights: Immigration, Residency and Protection Bill 2008
(Barnardos, 2008)Barnardos would like to take this opportunity to highlight some concerns regarding the current draft of the Immigration, Residency and Protection (IRP) Bill from the perspective of children, particularly separated ... -
Barnardos’ submission to the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children: Proposed Amendment to Article 42 (A) of the Constitution
(Barnardos, 2008)Barnardos’ vision is of an Ireland where childhood is valued and every child is cherished equally. We welcomed Taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s thoughtful and considered words at the announcement of the Government’s decision to ... -
Barriers to Education Facing Vulnerable Groups
(Barnardos, 2018)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills on topic of the barriers to education facing vulnerable groups. Specifically, our comments will relate to ... -
Building Brighter Futures: Keeping Children Safe as Houses
(Barnardos, No date)Barnardos is appealing to the Property Industry to raise £250,000 this year to help us provide desperately needed services to vulnerable children and their families. -
The Case for Constitutional Change
(Barnardos, 2006)Barnardos’ vision is an Ireland where childhood is valued and all children and young people are cherished equally. As the Irish Constitution is the supreme source of law in Ireland, Barnardos believes that all children ... -
Changes in the Support of Lone Parents
(Barnardos, No date)Information sheet outlining the main proposals issued by the Department of Social and Family Affairs in relation to supporting lone parents. -
Child Abuse Through the Internet
(Barnardos, 2008)New technologies such as the internet, although very valuable, can put children at risk of exploitation and harm. The internet can give people who are interested in abusing or exploiting children a new medium to network, ... -
A Child Centered Response to Domestic Abuse
(Barnardos, 2020)Six things Barnardos has learnt about children experiencing violence in their home. -
Child Homelessness: Factsheet
(Barnardos, 2017)Current statistics on the scale of child homelessness in Ireland -
Child Poverty: Ireland in Recession
(Barnardos and others, 2011)The recession has hit the lives of many children hard. Child poverty in Ireland did not end during the boom years, in spite of Government promises. Now, as our economic situation worsens, and families up and down the ... -
Child Prostitution
(Barnardos, 2010)The 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 ...