Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 March 2014
949. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out her position regarding a recommendation contained in a recently published report (details supplied) that a national expert commissioning group should be established on a cross-departmental basis to plan and promote the development of highly specialised services for children and young persons with a combination of complex care needs. [13241/14]
View answerThe report in question was recently received by officials in my Department and is presently under consideration.
Departmental officials will meet shortly with officials from the Ombudsman for Children’s Office to discuss the report. Consideration will be given to the recommendation and how it fits with initiatives already underway at an operational level. In so doing, officials will also be mindful of the structures which may emerge from the Children and Young People’s Policy Framework which is due to be published shortly.
