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Update: UNICEF Report and Child Welfare Issues - Children and Youth Affairs 19th November, 2014

UNICEF report on child poverty, the extent to which he has identified possible child welfare issues of a significant nature and relevant to his Department

19th November 2014

Update: Support Services for Children or Teenagers at risk of Self-Harm - Health 19th November, 2014

assistance to voluntary bodies or agencies providing counselling or other support services for children or teenagers with particular reference to those deemed to be at risk or in danger of self-harm

19th November 2014

Update: Physical and Mental Wellbeing of Children - Children and Youth Affairs 19th November, 2014

regarding the adequacy of resources available to his Department to deal with issues of physical and mental wellbeing of children

19th November 2014

Update: Kildare Youth Services - Children and Youth Affairs 19th November, 2014

Department continues to offer support to Kildare Youth Services; the degree to which this matches requirement

19th November 2014

Update: Disadvantaged Children Throughout the Country - Children and Youth Affairs 19th November, 2014

scale and level of disadvantaged children throughout the country in both urban and rural settings with a view to identification of the extent to which various intervention

19th November 2014

Update: Corrective and Rehabilitative Facilities for those Involved in Juvenile Crime - Children and Youth Affairs 19th November, 2014

extent to which facilities of a corrective and rehabilitative nature continue to be made available to those involved in juvenile crime

19th November 2014

Update: Children Support Services - Children and Youth Affairs 19th November, 2014

various children support services remain readily available to meet the needs of vulnerable children

19th November 2014

Update: Children Requiring a Safe Haven - Children and Youth Affairs 19th November, 2014

children requiring a safe haven outside the home may expect to have their requirements met on an ongoing basis; the number of places available for such children at present

19th November 2014

Update: Children and Teenagers Attracted to Life of Crime - Children and Youth Affairs 19th November, 2014

positively intervene to assist children and teenagers who may find themselves attracted to a life of crime by virtue of their environment

19th November 2014

Update: Child Support Agencies and Strategic Intervention - Children and Youth Affairs 19th November, 2014

remains in touch with the various child support agencies with a view to early and strategic intervention in cases of a potential threat to the well-being of children in situations where the extent of vulnerability may lead to depression and/or self-harm

19th November 2014