Alan Shatter TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Children has again criticised the Government’s obsessive secrecy on child protection issues. Read the rest of this entry »

“The publication today by the HSE of two ‘Child in Care: Death Reports’ utterly fails to meet acceptable standards of accountability and transparency with regard to the grotesque failures of a dysfunctional, mismanaged and uncoordinated child care and protection service. Read the rest of this entry »

The following article appeared in the Irish Examiner on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

HSE delays publishing reports on care deaths

By Noel Baker

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

THE HSE was criticised yesterday for the late postponing of the publication of two reports into the deaths of two young people in care over what it called “unresolved legal issues”. Read the rest of this entry »

Excerpt from Dail Transcript
11th March 2010
Report of Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children: Statements

Deputy Alan Shatter:  I join Deputy O’Rourke in thanking all those who made presentations to the committee, both written and oral, and the committee’s staff and legal advisers. Read the rest of this entry »

Speaking today (Wednesday) Alan Shatter TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Children said: ‘I welcome the launch today of HIQA’s Guidance for the HSE for the Review of Serious Incidents Including Deaths of Children in Care’.  Read the rest of this entry »

Fine Gael Spokesperson on Children, Alan Shatter TD, today (Tuesday) said, ‘the Minister for Children Barry Andrews TD should publicly explain why he announced in a press release last night the establishment of an Independent Review Group into the deaths of children in care and made no mention of any nature of the need for such group or of an intention to appoint such group in the Dáil debate on this issue that took place on Thursday evening last.’ Read the rest of this entry »