Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 March 2014
180. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her response to the recently published report by the European Child Safety Alliance entitled the National Action to Address Child Intentional Injury 2014; what European countries are doing to prevent intentional injury to children; and the actions that will be taken by her Department to address the recommendations contained in that report. [14607/14]
View answerThe report, ‘National Action to Address Child Intentional Injury 2014; what are European countries doing to prevent intentional injury to children’, was only published on 20th March 2014 and we did not receive it prior to its publication. It is a sister publication of the report cards on unintentional injury which have been produced for several years and have become a valuable reference point in preventing injury to children. The most significant issue to emerge from the report from an Irish perspective, is the high levels of suicide in young people in Ireland relative to other countries. These are complex issues, and inter-country comparisons are sometimes difficult because of different systems or attitudes to reporting intentional injury. We will be considering the issues identified in consultation with the Department of Health who have the remit for child and adolescent mental health services, and the National Office for Suicide Prevention.
