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Child protection and welfare services to be monitored for first time ever

The move was announced today by HIQA, who said that it would help make children “the top priority”.

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Feb 25th 2013, 2:31 PM

HSE figures show 12 children known to child services have died this year

More children known to child protection services have died so far this year than in the whole of last year.

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May 24th 2012, 10:28 PM

Twenty-two young people died while known to State care services

The deaths took place over nine months in 2010, and include four cases of suicide.

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Oct 18th 2011, 5:37 PM