Written Answers Nos. 523 - 541
524. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she is satisfied regarding the adequacy of safety and protection measures for all children in institutions or foster care; if it is expected that extra protective measures will be introduced arising from experiences in the past; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33833/16]
View answer534. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which the welfare of children in State care or institutions continues to be monitored effectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33844/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 524 and 534 together.
Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has a statutory duty under the Child Care Act 1991 to promote the welfare of children who are not receiving adequate care and protection and, if necessary, to receive a child into the care of the State. I am satisfied that Tusla takes its responsibility very seriously regarding the welfare of children in care and that there is a robust framework of regulations and standards, to ensure that children are placed in safe and caring settings.
Tusla, within its national office, has a dedicated Quality Assurance Team. This team produces monthly, quarterly and annual reports in respect of Tusla's functions, and includes detailed reporting on child safety and protection services. Tusla also provides me with information on children in care, their placement type, care status and allocation of social workers. Within my Department there is a Unit which scrutinises these reports and briefs me and senior officials on issues of note. The reports also provide statistical evidence of improvements to child welfare and protection services and highlights challenges and areas where further improvement is required such as the recruitment of additional social workers including link workers. The additional funding of €37 million which has been secured for Tusla in 2017 will provide increased resources for this extra recruitment.
All foster care organisations and statutory residential centres are inspected by the Health Information & Quality Authority (HIQA), and private and voluntary residential centres are inspected by Tusla against national standards. These inspection reports of children's residential centres, fostering services and child protection services are also reviewed and analysed by my officials. The overview from these reports provides me with a level of assurance on the overall capacity of Tusla to identify and provide services to families and children at risk.
Additional information is gleaned from the National Review Panel reports on individual cases and findings from investigations conducted by the Ombudsman for Children. Officials meet Tusla management on a regular basis to review the overall level of service provision, including areas in need of improvement. I meet on a regular basis with the CEO and Chair of Tusla. Contact is maintained with the non-governmental bodies on issues within the sector, including, for example, the Children's Rights Alliance, EPIC and the Irish Foster Care Association.
525. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of reports of various forms of child abuse reported to or through her Department in each of the past five years to date; the extent to which a rapid response followed and corrective measures were put in place in all cases; the number of cases in respect of which an adequate response did not follow; the action taken or pending in respect of any such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33834/16]
View answer528. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department continues to analyse and report on the number, location and circumstances of children at risk; the action pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33838/16]
View answer530. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total number of children reported to her Department as being at risk in each of the past five years to date; the degree to which adequate protective measures have been put in place to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33840/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 525, 528 and 530 together.
Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, holds the statutory responsibility for child welfare and protection, and is the appropriate body to receive reports of concerns relating to children at risk. I wish to assure the Deputy that Tusla deals immediately with emergency cases, including for instance, if a child has been abandoned or is in immediate physical danger or at risk of sexual abuse.
At the end of Quarter 1 2016, Tusla reported that 60% of referrals received were of a child welfare concern with the remaining 40% related to child protection concerns. The number of referrals reported over the last five years is detailed in the table categorised by child welfare or child protection concerns.
|
Year |
Child Welfare Referrals |
Child Protection Referrals |
Total Number of Referrals |
|
2012 |
21,143 (53%) |
19,044 (47%) |
40,187 |
|
2013 |
22,192 (53%) |
19,407 (47%) |
41,599 |
|
2014 |
24,954 (57%) |
18,576 (43%) |
43,630 |
|
2015 |
25,361 (58%) |
18,235 (42%) |
43,596 |
|
2016 (Q1) |
6,754 (60%) |
4,552 (40%) |
11,306 |
Referrals can come from a number of sources so there are some duplicates in these totals, and some will be more appropriate for universal services, such as those provided in the education or health sectors. Also, not all referrals will result in a need for a social work service or in a child being received into care.
Each referral received by the Agency is assessed and dealt with on an individual basis by the relevant social work team. Preliminary screening is aimed at establishing the appropriateness of the referral to Tusla services and, if necessary, is followed by an initial assessment of the concern to determine the best course of action for the child and their family. As a result, every year, approximately 50% of referrals can be expected to proceed from preliminary enquiry to the initial assessment stage.
Tusla's policy is to refer child welfare referrals to relevant family and community support services. At any stage, if a determination is made that there is abuse, whether physical, emotional, sexual or neglect, from which there is an ongoing risk of significant harm, the child protection pathway is followed. In a minority of cases this may lead to the child being placed on the Child Protection Notification System (CPNS) or the child being received into care.
At the end of August 2016, the number of cases awaiting allocation to a social worker stood at 4,727, a 30% decrease since December 2015. The priority or category of high, medium or low given to the case after a preliminary enquiry, is based on information received. It is important to note that "high priority" should not simply be equated with immediate risk. Examples of cases categorised as high priority would include cases relating to a child subject to a child protection plan, a child in care living with non-approved relative carers, a child in care in an unstable placement or a young person at high risk. At the end of August 2016, the number of high priority cases awaiting allocation was 639, a 36% decrease on December 2015. Social work duty teams keep unallocated cases under review by regular checking to ascertain risk to the child, and where necessary will reprioritise the case.
My Department has a range of systems in place to ensure it is informed of risk to children and families. Tusla, within its national office, has a dedicated Quality Assurance Team. This team produces monthly, quarterly and annual reports in respect of Tusla's functions, and includes detailed reporting on key performance indicators on waiting times for cases to be allocated. Tusla also provides me with information on children in care, their placement type, care status and allocation of social workers. My officials use information provided by Tusla to monitor the current status of service provision and the effect as reforms to services take effect. Activity indicators allow for attention to be focussed on areas where further improvement is required. In addition to regular reports, Tusla also provides occasional or special topic reports, as needed, which can then be used for budget and resource planning.
As required under Section 8 of the Child Care Act 1991, my Department also receives the annual 'Review of Adequacy' report compiled and published by the Tusla, which reviews the adequacy of the child and family services provided by the Agency.
The additional funding of €37 million which has been secured for Tusla in 2017 will provide increased resources to meet identified risks and service demands. Key to reducing the number of cases awaiting allocation to a social worker, and the associated risk, is the recruitment of staff, including additional social workers and support personnel.
526. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the development of child support services in the future having particular regard to challenges likely to arise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33835/16]
View answerServices which support children and young people structure and span the policy and operational domains of my Department. These are foregrounded in policy through Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures and supported by structures such as Children and Young People's Services Committees. These support and guide the range of services and supports across DCYA, its agencies and constituent sectors.
Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures: The National Policy Framework for Children and Young People (2014-2020) is the first overarching national policy framework which comprehends the age ranges of children and young people 0 – 24 years.
Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures puts the everyday lives of children and young people at its centre and requires Government Departments and State agencies to work together in an integrated way along with non-government organisations to improve services in order to achieve better outcomes for children and young people. The Framework provides for Five National Outcomes which we are seeking to achieve for all children and young people.
My Department is developing a national indicator set to track progress against these five national outcomes. This indicator set will, as well as tracking progress towards the Five National Outcomes, inform policy formulation and future service provision.
In terms of structures, Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures identifies Children and Young People’s Service Committees (CYPSC) as key structures for the planning and co-ordination of local children and young people services. The overall purpose of the CYPSC is to improve outcomes for children and young people through local and national interagency working. There are 23 CYPSCs across 27 local authority areas, with two further CYPSCs in the process of setting up.
Each CYPSC is required to produce a 3 year Children and Young People's Plan (CYPP) which provides for the implementation of national policy, local needs and priorities. Plans will also take into account the requirements of Local Economic and Community Plans to ensure that there is complementarity between these plans and local CYPSC plans. This plan identifies local needs and available services, and seeks to address the issues affecting children and young people within the local area concerned.
Allied with these local structures are those in place such as the National Advisory Council under Better Outcomes Brighter Futures. These are all informing the identification of needs and the development of responses across the sectors and settings dealing with children and young people and through service provision in the work of the ABC Programme, Early Years, Youth and Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. It is my full intention to continue to work closely with these groups and organisations to ensure that we can develop and plan the best services for children according to their needs and to ensure that such services are evidence-informed and quality focused.
527. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department has the capacity to address the issue of children whose families are homeless; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33836/16]
View answerHomelessness among children and families remains a serious problem. In September there were 1,173 families in emergency accommodation, including 1,568 adults and 2,426 dependents. I am committing to supporting implementation of Rebuilding Ireland: the Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness. We have made some progress in this regard, but more remains to be done.
The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) is working to provide free public transport for family travel and for school journeys for those homeless families in the Dublin Region who are residing in hotel accommodation. Each family is being given five 24-hour family LEAP cards, which will be valid for use on all Dublin transport systems, allowing for family days out at weekends or during holiday periods. Distribution of the family cards is almost complete. This will be quickly followed by the distribution of the school journey cards.
My Department is funding research, commissioned by Focus Ireland, to identify issues regarding access to food and potential nutritional impacts on families in emergency homeless accommodation.
My Department is also enhancing access to early years services for homeless families through a new Community Childcare Subvention Scheme for homeless children. It will provide part-time childcare for children aged between 0 and 6 years of age. It is planned to launch the Scheme next January.
Also, I recently secured the agreement of the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government that the provision of accommodation for young people leaving State care would be eligible for funding under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) operated by his Department. My Department and Tusla will work to ensure that any accommodation proposed, and ultimately delivered, will be provided with the appropriate levels of protective factors for the young person making the transition to independent living.
Many of the remaining child-focussed actions in the Action Plan are being advanced by Tusla and progress is being made on several fronts. The joint protocol between Tusla and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive governing child welfare and protection matters is fully operational and it is intended to replicate this protocol across the State.
529. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department can offer funding to groups, bodies or organisations offering shelter or other forms of support including health support for children deemed to be at risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33839/16]
View answerMy Department does not have a dedicated scheme in place through which groups, bodies or organisations can apply for funding for the purposes mentioned by the Deputy.
However, the Deputy will be aware that my Department provides funding for the Child and Family Agency, Tusla. Budget 2017 provides €713 million for Tusla, representing an increase of €37 million on the current spending allocation for 2016. Tusla provides a comprehensive range of services and supports for children at risk and their families. These include:
- Child Welfare and Protection Services;
- Services previously delivered by the Family Support Agency and the National Educational Welfare Board;
- Pre-school Inspection services;
- Domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services previously delivered by the HSE and refuges, responsibility for which transferred from the Department of the Environment;
- Community-based services related to the psychological welfare of children and families.
531. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to deal with the issue of child poverty over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33841/16]
View answerIn recognition of the higher risks and life-long consequences of child poverty, the Government set a child-specific poverty target in Better Outcomes, Better Future: the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2014-2020 to reduce consistent child poverty by at least two-thirds by 2020. This figure currently represents 100,000 children.
In order to understand and improve the lives of our children, my Department commissioned the Growing Up in Ireland study. The study examines the lives of Irish children from a wide range of perspectives including economic vulnerability. My department is also developing a national indicator set to track progress against the five national outcomes in Better Outcomes, Brighter Future including Outcome 4: Economic security and opportunity which covers the issue of child poverty.
The Department of Social Protection has the lead role in coordinating Government strategies on child poverty. It also has lead responsibility for the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion and has identified child poverty as a key cross-sectoral priority to be addressed. Officials in my Department are working closely with the Department of Social Protection in informing the plan for this cross-sectoral priority.
As part of its role in implementing Better Outcomes Brighter Futures, my Department has identified prevention and early intervention as a key cross-sectoral priority to be addressed in conjunction with a sub-group of the Advisory Council.
My Department addresses this priority through three levels. Firstly, it co-finances, with The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Area Based Childhood (ABC) Programme (2013-2017) to the combined value of €29.7 million. The ABC Programme is designed to prevent inter-generational poverty through area based programmes with a strong prevention and early intervention focus. The ABC Programme has a strong evaluation component allowing us to identify the programmes, initiatives and approaches which impact positively on children's outcomes. Secondly, my Department is developing the Quality and Capacity Building Initiative that aims to mainstream learning from prevention and early intervention initiatives and take a co-ordinated approach the improve capacity and quality of services for children at risk of developing poor outcomes. Thirdly, my Department provides significant funding in a range of key areas which support a concerted response to addressing child poverty. These include the areas of Early Years and Youth. It also includes resourcing of Tusla services focusing on the welfare, protection and support for children, young people and their families. These are all key in supporting outcomes which assist in reducing the impact of child poverty.
I believe that over the next five years we can further strengthen these essential supports. In particular I am very interested in and committed to the area of prevention and early intervention. I believe that identifying and transferring the best learning in terms of interventions and supports for children in this area through a coordinated and collaborative effort is key. As referenced my Department is actively working on this at present in conjunction with a range of key informants under the Better Outcomes Brighter Futures implementation infrastructure.
532. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which out of school bullying has been brought to the attention of her Department with particular reference to incidents of self-harm caused by such bullying; if adequate measures are currently in place or likely to be put in place to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33842/16]
View answerBullying Data from Wave One Data Collection from the Child Cohort in Growing Up in Ireland (at age nine) revealed: A total of 40% of nine-year-olds reported being victims of bullying in the past year, and boys and girls experienced similar rates of victimisation. Prevalence rates based on information provided by the child’s mother were substantially lower than rates based on children’s reports, with 23% of the mothers of nine year-olds reporting that their child had been victimised in the previous year.
Many mothers were unaware of their children’s experiences of bullying. For the children who did report victimisation in the previous year, only 39% of their mothers appeared to have been aware that their child had been the victim of bullying. This emphasises the importance of parents talking to their children about bullying and schools having policies on bullying which are disseminated to parents
The Action Plan On Bullying: Report of the Anti-Bullying Working Group to the Minister for Education and Skills was published in January 2013 clearly recognised the necessity to tackle this issue in a holistic way which saw schools as pivotal but placed the issue within a much wider social context. Amongst the actions which will be taken are the development of a national anti-bullying website to provide information for parents, young people, youth workers, sporting and cultural associations and school staff on types and methods of bullying and how to deal with bullying behaviour.
Schools are strengthening collaboration and interaction with youth services and promote the active participation by pupils in youth focused services within their local communities. DCYA supports the National Youth Health Programme which is in partnership with the HSE and the National Youth Council of Ireland. The programme's aims are to provide a broad-based, flexible health promotion/education support and training service to youth organisations and to all those working with young people in out-of-school settings, and includes programmes aimed at exploring bullying and cyberbullying with young people.
533. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of places of detention for juvenile offenders; the extent to which rehabilitative training is available in such circumstances; if any augmentation is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33843/16]
View answerCurrently, Oberstown Children Detention Campus (Oberstown) provides a total of up to 54 places for young people ordered to be remanded in custody or committed to serve a sentence of detention by the courts (48 boys and 6 girls). This provides places for girls up to the age of 18, for boys up to the age of 18 who are remanded in custody and up to the age of 17 who are sent by the courts to serve a sentence of detention. Boys aged 17 who are sentenced to detention are currently accommodated by the Irish Prison Service. This practice will cease shortly, meeting the commitment in the Programme for Government to end the practice of detaining children in adult prison facilities, when a number of additional units are put into use extending the capacity on the Oberstown campus. It is intended that this will provide sufficient accommodation for all children under 18 years of age ordered to be detained by the courts.
In the interim, the existing facilities at Oberstown are being used to meet demand from the Courts. Oberstown operates a twenty four hour bed management service for children detention places, with the aim of having the maximum degree of coordination in this area. This service is available at all times to courts, the Probation Service and An Garda Síochána to assess the up to date position with regard to the availability of places. This is a demand led service and every effort is made to meet the needs of the courts in this area.
Oberstown continues to deliver services focused on education and rehabilitation of all young people detained in order to address offending behaviour and to support their early re-integration into the community. The new capital development at Oberstown includes a new purpose-built education, training and recreation unit. This provides sufficient age and ability appropriate facilities to support the delivery, by Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education Training Board, of the necessary education and training services to young people in detention.
The child care model of detention delivered in Oberstown provides for a range of rehabilitative supports for each child as part of an overall programme, with a strong ethos of school attendance, education and training and an emphasis on rehabilitation. It is important to note that a range of rehabilitative supports is offered to every child entering Oberstown as part of an overall programme, focused on their individual needs. The extent to which each child avails of these services depends on the individual profile in each case.
535. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if national lottery funding is available at present through his Department to support the work of community groups; if so, if there are specific programmes eligible for grant assistance; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33269/16]
View answerMy Department is not in receipt of funding from the National Lottery from which support can be provided for the work of community groups.
536. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to amend the Defence Forces Regulation C S 4 with respect to the Naval Service to make an additional appointment to the rank of captain; if this plan will impact on Naval Service officers currently serving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33284/16]
View answerA proposal for the up-ranking of a particular appointment in the Naval Service and the case for and the implications thereof is currently being considered by the Department. No decision has yet been made in this regard.
The CS4 represents the Employment Control Framework for the Defence Forces, and any amendment thereto will also require engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. At this time therefore no decision has been made to amend the relevant Defence Forces Regulation.
537. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department recognises the Defence Forces conciliation and arbitration scheme and Promotion Agreement CR295 and CR447; and his Department's stance on the necessary negotiation with Defence Forces' representative associations prior to changing any elements of either policy instrument. [33285/16]
View answerA Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme for Members of the Permanent Defence Force exists within my Department. The purpose of the scheme is to provide means for discussion and negotiation with members of the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO) and the Permanent Defence Forces Representative Association (PDFORRA).
CCR (Conciliation Council Report) 295 and CCR (Conciliation Council Report) 447 were negotiated and agreed with the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO) and my Department. As the Deputy will be aware, discussion and negotiation form an integral part of the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme for the Representative Associations. The Deputy will also appreciate that all discussions under the Scheme are confidential to that process.
538. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the powers or responsibilities he has delegated to the Minister of State in his Department; the date on which these powers or responsibilities were delegated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33357/16]
View answerThe Defence (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 314 of 2016) was approved by Government on 14 June 2016 and came into effect on that date. As specified in the Order, statutory responsibility for a wide range of Defence matters has been delegated to the Minister of State at the Department of Defence, Mr Paul Kehoe, T.D. The principal responsibilities delegated under the Order include powers to make regulations under various provisions of the Defence Acts 1954 to 2015 and powers relating to personnel-related issues affecting members of the Defence Forces.
539. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has produced a new statement of strategy since May 2016; and if so, the measures in it to support persons with disabilities. [33629/16]
View answerMy Department has recently prepared a draft Strategy Statement 2016 - 2019 for the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces. A key focus of the Strategy Statement is to ensure that the Defence Organisation retains the capacity to meet its high level goal and to fulfil all roles assigned by Government in the White Paper on Defence 2015. The White Paper sets out a comprehensive policy framework for the next decade and this has been a key factor in driving the identification of priorities over the period of the Strategy Statement. Having regard to section 42(2) of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014, the human rights and equality issues that are relevant to the performance of functions of the Department of Defence have been considered in the preparation of the Strategy Statement.
In compliance with Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005, the Department of Defence, where practicable, promotes and supports the employment of people with disabilities. It abides by the principles and standards set out in the Code of Practice for the employment of people with disability in the Irish Civil Service by taking measures which include the appointment of an Access Officer, A Disability Liaison Officer, the provision of workplace accommodation for staff with disabilities on request, and by promoting disability awareness within the Department.
540. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will expand on his comments that he supports plans to introduce a fully functional Naval Service hospital ship which would have the capacity to respond to worldwide humanitarian emergencies; and if his Department has assessed the cost of purchasing and deploying such a vessel. [33657/16]
View answerThe White Paper provides for the replacement of the current Naval Service flagship LÉ Eithne with a multi role vessel which will be enabled for helicopter operations and will also have a freight carrying capacity. It is the Government’s intent that this new vessel will provide a flexible and adaptive capability for a wide range of maritime tasks, both at home and overseas.
The full range of specific roles and capabilities of the new vessel will be considered in detail by the Defence organisation when preparing the vessel design specification before going to the market as part of the White Paper implementation process. The tender process will dictate the overall cost of the multi role vessel in due course.
541. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when men from A Company 35th Battalion (UN Service) of the Irish Army will be honoured and recognised for their bravery at the siege of Jadotville in September 1961; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33851/16]
View answerTo mark the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Siege of Jadotville, I had my Department organise and host a ceremony in Custume Barracks, Athlone on Saturday 17th September 2016 to mark the collective actions of the men of “A” Company, 35th Infantry battalion and its attachments. A Unit Citation was presented to the Company in recognition of their collective heroism and professional performance during the Siege of Jadotville whilst cut-off from support and reinforcements. During the ceremony a copy of the Citation was presented to each member of the Unit or next-of-kin in the case of deceased members. This was the first time a Unit Citation was awarded within the Defence Forces. In addition a specially commissioned insignia which is currently being procured will be provided to the members and the next of kin of deceased members of “A” company. These recent steps to honour and recognise the bravery of those who served with “A” Company, 35th Infantry battalion build upon previous initiatives taken by former Minsters for Defence.
In 2005, the Deputy in his then capacity as Minister for Defence, approved the unveiling of a plaque situated in Athlone to commemorate the events at Jadotville and the very significant contribution of A Company and of the 35th Battalion, as a whole, to the UN Peace Support Mission in the Congo, as an appropriate way to commemorate the events at Jadotville.
The commemorative stone to honour the actions of A Company of the 35th Infantry Battalion at Jadotville in 1961 was unveiled in Custume Barracks, Athlone in November 2005 when the Deputy met members of the Company, their families and the families of the deceased members of the unit. Further recognition of their contribution over subsequent years was as follows:
A. There was a presentation of scrolls in 2006
B. The Deputy also directed that portraits of Lt Col McNamee (35th Battalion Commander) and Comdt Quinlan (Company Commander “A” Company) be commissioned. On the 23rd February 2007 these portraits were unveiled at the Military College and now hang in the Congo Room in the United Nations Training School in the Curragh.
C. In July of 2010 the 50th anniversary of the first deployment to the Congo was commemorated in a highly publicised and well attended event in Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel. A Congo photographic book was also produced for the occasion; a section of which was dedicated to the events at Jadotville in 1961.
D. A nominal roll of A Company, printed in copper, has been affixed to the monument in Custume Barracks and was unveiled as part of the 50th Anniversary of the Jadotville affair in September 2011.
