Child protection groups warn on aftercare system

Government officials risk causing 20 more years of needless deaths in Ireland’s State care services unless they fully implement detailed plans to revamp the sector’s aftercare system.

The claim was made by child protection groups during the latest Oireachtas health committee meeting last night.

The cross-party group met to discuss a draft bill by Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald, which aims to address a long-term problem in how children who leave State care are treated.