Kenny: Children at serious risk from lack of services

AT-RISK children will die or suffer long-term damage because the social services for them are “hopelessly inadequate”, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has warned.

Speaking in the Dáil, Mr Kenny accused the Government of “colluding” with the Health Service Executive (HSE) to gloss over the fact that hundreds of at-risk children were not receiving any services.

Mr Kenny said an RTÉ Prime Time programme on the issue on Monday had demonstrated the Government’s failure in the area.