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Adoption Bill 2009 Barnardos Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Health and Children
(Barnardos, 2009-12)Barnardos welcomes the introduction of the Adoption Bill 2009, published in January 2009 by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. The Bill represents the consolidation of legislation on adoption and the placing of ... -
Barnardos Submission on the Development of the National Substance Misuse Strategy 2009 - 2016
(Barnardos, 2010)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to input into the development of the National Substance Misuse Strategy 2009 -2016. This strategy represents a significant opportunity to tackle the combined issues of drug and alcohol ... -
Barnardos Submission Regarding the National Action Plan to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking
(Barnardos, 2007)Barnardos believes that child trafficking is a child protection issue. As such, the principles underpinning the Child Care Act 1991, and the provisions of that Act are there to guide the response of the State to situations ... -
Barnardos Submission to the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Women’s Rights, on the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2010 With Regards to Separated Children
(Barnardos, 2010)Barnardos would like to take this opportunity to comment on and highlight some concerns regarding the Immigration, Residence and Protection (IRP) Bill 2010 from the perspective of separated children and/or children who ... -
Barnardos Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Education and Science. Staying in School: The Way Forward Draft Report
(Barnardos, 2009)The Draft Report is a positive contribution to the policy debate on the enduring problems of educational disadvantage and early school leaving in Ireland. Although the conclusions and recommendations of the report have ... -
Barnardos Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Child Protection
(Barnardos, 2006)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to feed into the deliberations of the Oireachtas Committee on Child Protection. Barnardos believes that the principle of the child’s best interests being of first and paramount consideration ... -
Barnardos Submission to the Programme for Government
(Barnardos, 2011)2011 marks an opportunity for significant change in Ireland. The new Programme for Government must reflect this opportunity. Much of the coverage of election 2011 focused on candidates’ experiences of going door to door ... -
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 ... -
Disclosure of Information in Cases of Abuse Establishment of a National Protocol for the Exchange of Information in the Investigation and Prosecution of Cases of Abuse
(Barnardos, 2010)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Health Service Executive towards the establishment of a National Protocol for the Exchange of Information in relation to the Investigation and Prosecution ... -
Draft National Quality Standards for Residential and Foster Care Services for Children and Young People: Barnardos Submission to the Health Information and Quality Authority
(Barnardos, 2010-03)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback into the draft National Quality Standards for Residential and Foster Care Services. Overall Barnardos is pleased with the current draft of quality standards as they ...