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We have a solid evidence base on how we failed vulnerable children with 19 official reports. In 1996, Kilkenny Incest Inquiry examined how the State failed to intervene in a case where a child was abused and neglected over a long period by her family. #TheDCYAMustStay
We have a solid evidence base on how we failed vulnerable children with 19 official reports. In 1996, Kilkenny Incest Inquiry examined how the State failed to intervene in a case where a child was abused and neglected over a long period by her family. #TheDCYAMustStay
However, the report which impacted on the political landscape was the Report of the Ryan Commission which ran for nine years and was published in 2009 documenting what happened to children and young people in industrial institutions from 1936-2000. #TheDCYAMustStay
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs was many years in the making. In December 2005, the then Minister, of State for Children, Brian Lenihan, @fiannafailparty was promoted to 'super junior' and worked across three Government Departments. #TheDCYAMustStay
