End Child Poverty Week: Child Protection & Welfare
Monday 15 September, 10.30am - 1.30pm
Dublin Ashling Hotel
We are delighted to invite you to the closing event of this year’s End Child Poverty Week. This week-long initiative spotlights the drivers of child poverty, the best practice solutions at national and local level that address the impact of child poverty, and the key investments Government can make in Budget 2026 to break the cycle of child poverty.
Day 6 focuses on Child Protection, Welfare and Alternative Care and feature a panel discussion that looks at the need for significant investment in core child protection and family support services that help some of the most vulnerable children in the state. We will hear from leading children’s champions and the key stakeholders at the centre of the care system on how we can reform services for children to support a new vision for child protection and alternative care.
Keynote: Dr Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman for Children
Keynote: Kate Duggan, Chief Executive, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency
Speakers will include:
- Suzanne Connolly, Chief Executive Officer, Barnardos
- Maria Corbett, Child Protection and Alternative Care Co-ordinator, Children’s Rights Alliance
The event will take place in person on Monday, 15 September, from 10.30am to 1.30pm.
Registration of attendees will take place between 10.00am and 10.30am.
Book your place today via the Eventbrite page here.
For any queries related to the event or event registration, please contact us at events@childrensrights.ie
We look forward to seeing you there!
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End Child Poverty Week is kindly supported by:
