CUTBACKS by the HSE to child and family support services would be a significantly shortsighted measure and a possible reaction to financial mismanagement and overspending in other areas of the services, the head of a leading children’s charity has warned.

CUTBACKS have been blamed for the decision by Waterford County Council to close its over-the-counter motor tax service in Tramore later this month.

CUTBACKS in school completion programmes have hit critical services supporting thousands of children around the country, it has been claimed.