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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-05-01/30/
1 May 2014 - Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed)
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-04-30/24/
30 Apr 2014 - Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-09-23/15/
23 Sep 2015 - Children First Bill 2014: Committee Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-07-21/5/
21 Jul 2015 - Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage
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Debate: Select Sub-Committee On Children And Youth Affairs
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_sub-committee_on_children_and_youth_affairs/2015-04-30/2/
30 Apr 2015 - Children First Bill 2014: Committee Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-05-07/28/
7 May 2014 - Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed)
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-05-08/22/
8 May 2014 - Ombudsman for Children (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2015-07-14/37/
14 Jul 2015 - Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-04-30/23/
30 Apr 2014 - Children First Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-10-21/9/
21 Oct 2015 - Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-05-07/29/
7 May 2014 - Children First Bill 2014: Referral to Select Committee
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-07-21/5/
21 Jul 2015 - Senator Catherine Noone I welcome the Minister to discuss the Children First Bill 2014. As he... indicated, this legislation will place on a statutory footing elements of the report, Children First... at the time, Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children... safeguarding statement; and provisions placing the Children First Interdepartmental Implementation... the right to know. In addition, the Children First Interdepartmental Implementation Group, chaired
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-02-11/24/
11 Feb 2014 - Valuation Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-05-07/28/
7 May 2014 - , "Putting children first", but how do we do it? For instance, the applications to engage in betting and the like are so accessible and children are betting. ... Deputy Peter Mathews That is fair enough. I say, "Well done", for bringing forward the Bill. Let
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-05-07/28/
7 May 2014 - Deputy Catherine Byrne I welcome the opportunity to speak about the Children First Bill which..., for bringing the Bill to the House and her tireless efforts in putting the Children First guidelines... on a statutory footing. The Bill does exactly what it says on the tin, namely, it puts children first. So... equally. The Children First Bill was finally published in April this year. It is one element... to fail to report suspicions of harm to children. However, I recognise that the Children First Bill
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2015-07-14/37/
14 Jul 2015 - of the child or children or the spouse of such relative”. The Children First Bill 2014 is one in a raft... measure of the Children First Bill 2014 requires that mandated persons report concerns they have... that we are seeing the Children First guidelines placed into legislation as a result of several years... Minister for Children and Youth Affairs sought to place the Children First guidelines into legislation... the following: “including a person taking care of one or more children (other than that person’s
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-05-07/28/
7 May 2014 - Fitzgerald, on making the Children First Bill a priority during this term. The Bill has been a very long.... Through preparing the first draft of the heads of the Children First Bill, in conjunction... the work that she, her team and Department have undertaken in developing the Children First Bill... First Bill is certainly a very important step and the introduction of the legislation marks a key... will provide the necessary measures to ensure the protection of children will last for generations. The Bill
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-07-21/5/
21 Jul 2015 - was that Children First should be placed on a statutory basis. The Bill before us sets out to make further... statements. Provisions of the Bill also establish the Children First interdepartmental... of the harm or abuse of children has been an issue in Ireland since the early 1990s. It was first... more than 20 years ago. In 1999 the Department of Health introduced the Children First guidelines... and better provision for the protection of children and places the Children First guidelines
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Debate: Select Sub-Committee On Children And Youth Affairs
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_sub-committee_on_children_and_youth_affairs/2015-04-30/2/
30 Apr 2015 - with children, and organisations. The Children First Bill is to place additional legal requirements... of the child safeguarding statement is with the Children First guidelines. The Children First guidelines... and confuses the issue of the Children First guidelines. They are very clear about the obligations... and not as an individual working alone minding children who also has obligations under Children First... to children availing of the service, details of vetting and recruitment practices. For individual
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-05-01/30/
1 May 2014 - Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick The publication of the Children First Bill represents delivery of a key... organisations offering services to children. The Bill also sees the establishment of a Children First... implementation of the Children First Bill. For example, the agency has already engaged with city and county... best safeguarding practice the cultural norm for anyone working with children. The Bill provides... of the child. The Child and Family Agency has reorganised its Children First services into a new national
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-04-16/20/
16 Apr 2014 - Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-03-05/17/
5 Mar 2014 - Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-03-11/24/
11 Mar 2014 - Open Adoption Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-11-26/20/
26 Nov 2014 - State Boards (Appointments) Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-05-07/28/
7 May 2014 - Children First on a statutory basis. I am satisfied I have fully met the commitment given in regard... to legislating for Children First. To imply otherwise, as some speakers did earlier, is to engage.... In summary, the Bill provides that organisations providing services to children must consider the potential... this Bill, we would do so on the basis of what serves best to protect children. We should not lose... in a transparent fashion. I thank all Deputies for their contributions and look forward to further discussion on Committee Stage on the Children First legislation.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-07-21/5/
21 Jul 2015 - of the Children First guidance on a statutory footing." I commend the Bill to the House and congratulate the Minister and his staff. ... of the Government. The protection of children and putting children first was part of the Government's... and protection of children in the State and will, for the first time, put key elements... remarked, we have a major challenge. My grievous concern is children suffering in silence and fear... or ordinary people. I commend the Minister for this long-awaited Bill and fulfilling the promise
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Debate: Joint Committee On Health And Children
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_health_and_children/2012-05-10/3/
10 May 2012 - Children First Bill 2012: Discussion
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2014-07-01/4/
1 Jul 2014 - Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-03-13/19/
13 Mar 2014 - Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-02-12/19/
12 Feb 2014 - Judicial Appointments Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-03-05/16/
5 Mar 2014 - Equality (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2014-07-03/7/
3 Jul 2014 - Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Select Sub-Committee On Children And Youth Affairs
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_sub-committee_on_children_and_youth_affairs/2015-04-30/2/
30 Apr 2015 - and organisations. The Children First Bill places additional legal requirements on certain specified individuals and organisations. ... for children and that their rights are observed. The Children First guidance applies to all individuals... a childminder could mind a number of different children, but I do not think a child safety statement..., which is a separate issue. I hope that clarifies matters. The Bill is about ensuring more safety
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Debate: Joint Committee On Health And Children
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_health_and_children/2012-05-01/2/
1 May 2012 - Children First Bill 2011: Discussion
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-01-16/18/
16 Jan 2014 - Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-11-04/21/
4 Nov 2014 - Housing (Homeless Prevention) Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-02-04/22/
4 Feb 2014 - Seanad Reform Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-04-01/24/
1 Apr 2014 - Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-05-14/17/
14 May 2014 - Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-02-19/24/
19 Feb 2014 - Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-04-30/24/
30 Apr 2014 - child safeguarding statements. Provisions of the Bill also establish the Children First... to comply with the protocols set out in the Children First Bill. It is my personal view... those in the Children First guidelines of 2011 and the general scheme of the Bill from 2012.... The implementation and operation of Children First were reviewed several times during the years... report. One of those recommendations was that Children First should be placed on a statutory basis
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-07-21/5/
21 Jul 2015 - the opportunity today to introduce the Children First Bill 2014 to the House and look forward to engaging... for in the Children First guidance. The Bill also forms part of a suite of child protection legislation, including... Act 2013 to include a reference to the Children First Act 2014. This will provide for the views... in the programme for Government to put key elements of the Children First guidance on a statutory...) Act 2012 and the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012. The Bill has
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1940-11-27/32/
27 Nov 1940 - Children Bill, 1940—First Stage.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1934-02-07/24/
7 Feb 1934 - Children Bill, 1934—First Stage.
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Debate: Select Sub-Committee On Children And Youth Affairs
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_sub-committee_on_children_and_youth_affairs/2015-04-30/2/
30 Apr 2015 - agree with her view that the Bill should be all about children. It is "Children First... to ensure a fully inclusive approach to all the settings that children are and will be placed
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-04-30/24/
30 Apr 2014 - read a Second Time." The aim of the Children First Bill 2014 is to improve the care and protection... implementation plan. The Children First Bill 2014 will, for the first time, provide for key...". This is a child-centred Bill which delivers on a key programme for Government commitment. Children First... 2013 is amended to include a reference to the Children First Act 2014 to provide for the views... 2012. By revising the heads of the Children First Bill in July 2013, my Department was able to take
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Debate: Select Sub-Committee On Children And Youth Affairs
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_sub-committee_on_children_and_youth_affairs/2015-04-30/2/
30 Apr 2015 - to the Children First Bill. It is about the children. The Minister has drawn a distinction between... with the single individual than with the numbers of children involved. I believe this area warrants... of Part 2 of the Bill. I am looking at what we have there. That section does not mention... of all the scenarios where children are placed in the care of another person on a day-by-day
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-05-01/30/
1 May 2014 - will form the cornerstone of our child protection legislation. It will place elements of the Children First... was born out of the Minister's review of the Children First guidelines of 1999. I commend her... on placing them on a statutory footing for the first time. The Bill is essentially split into three key... elements. First, it places on professionals and others working with children an obligation to report..., it establishes the Children First interdepartmental implementation group which will promote
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-01-30/17/
30 Jan 2014 - Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2014-06-19/4/
19 Jun 2014 - Health Insurance (Reform) Bill 2014: First Stage
