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| Title: | Homeless truths: children's experiences of homelessness in Ireland |
| Authors: | Ombudsman for Children and Young People |
| Publisher: | Ombudsman for Children and Young People |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/231914 |
| Type: | Report |
| Language: | en |
| Description: | The Ombudsman for Children’s Office is the independent national human rights
institution with a statutory mandate to promote and monitor children’s rights.
One of the functions of the Office includes monitoring the operation of
legislation in relation to children. The Child Care Act, 1991 includes a focus
on the needs of homeless children. Under Section 5 of the 1991 Act, the Health
Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for the provision of suitable
accommodation to children up to the age of 18 who are homeless and in need
of emergency care. Section 5 of the 1991 Act states that:Where it appears to a health board that a
child in its area is homeless, the board shall
enquire into the child’s circumstances, and
if the board is satisfied that there is no accommodation
available to him which he can
reasonably occupy, then, unless the child is
received into the care of the board under the
provisions of this Act, the board shall take
such steps as are reasonable to make available
suitable accommodation for him.
A number of other provisions of the 1991
Act are also relevant to the issue of youth
homelessness. Section 45 of the 1991 Act
provides that, where a child in the care of the
State reaches the age of 18, the HSE may
continue to provide support to him/her in a
variety of ways until s/he reaches the age of
21. In this regard, Section 45(2) provides that
the HSE may arrange accommodation or liaise
with local housing authorities in respect of
housing for children leaving care. Furthermore,
Section 8 of the 1991 Act requires the HSE
to produce an annual report on the adequacy
of childcare and family support services and
includes an explicit requirement that the
HSE give consideration to children who are
homeless. |
| Keywords: | CHILD WELFARE
HOMELESSNESS |
| ISBN: | 9781907074226 |
| Appears in Collections: | Office of the Ombudsman for Children
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