Need an research paper on social policy and social work in ireland. Needs to be 8 pages. Please no plagiarism. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child places a duty on the State to provide for any child who is in need of care or protection. In Ireland, children are sought to be looked after in the same care as that provided in a normal home. “Both the Child Care Act 1991 and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child place a duty on the State to provide for any child who is in need of care or protection. The Refugee Act, as amended, incorporated the 1951 Geneva Convention and the 1967 Protocol into Irish Law and with it our international obligations” (Separated Children Living in Ireland, 2009, p7).
Article 42(5) of the Irish Constitution states: “State as guardian of the common good, by appropriate means shall endeavor to supply the place of the parents, but always with due regard for the natural and imprescriptible rights of the child” (Separated Children Living in Ireland, 2009, p14).
“Of the 9 accommodation centers, 7 are not registered or inspected residential centers, contrary to the requirement that all children’s residential centers be inspected by the Social Services Inspectorate under the Child Care Act, 1991” (Separated Children Living in Ireland, 2009, p22).
Inconsistency exists in how separated children are treated and cared for in Ireland, with different sections of the Child Care Act, 1991 being used by different professionals, depending on where they are working around the country. In some instances, separated children are treated as homeless children under section 5 of the Act and are placed in hostel accommodation. They are therefore not received into the care of the Health Service Executive (HSE) and do not benefit from the potential to be allocated a social worker, or care planning. In Dublin, by comparison, separated children are dealt with under section 4 of the Act and are taken into the care of the HSE.
The government policy for all children in England is “every child must be healthy, safe, enjoy and achieve, and make a positive contribution” (McAuley, Professor Colette. Children in Care in the Republic of Ireland: Some Statistics and Comparisons).
