End Child Poverty Week - Child Protection and Welfare

This year for End Child Poverty Week, Day 6 takes a closer look at child protection, welfare and alternative care.
About this Event

Day Six – Child Protection and Welfare: Wednesday 9 September (KCYS Killarney, 11.30am – 2pm)
We are excited to be bringing End Child Poverty Week to Kerry for the first time this year. Closing out the programme for the week, this in-person event will focus on child protection, welfare and alternative care.

Chair: Julie Ahern – Director of Legal, Policy and Services, Children Rights Alliance

Keynote Speakers:

• Kate Duggan - Chief Executive Officer, Tusla – the Child and Family Agency
• Dr Aisling Parkes – Special Rapporteur on Child Protection and Senior Lecturer in Law at the School of Law, University College Cork
  

Speakers will include:

• Denise Kirwan – Partner, Child Law Department, Comyn Kelleher Tobin Solicitors, Cork

• Thomas O’Driscoll – Social Worker
• Seamus Whitty - CEO, KCYS

• Sinéad Roe – Intensive Family Support Co-Ordinator, KCYS

. We look forward to seeing you! #EndChildPovertyWeek

Agenda

🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration & Refreshments
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
Welcome - Chair: Julie Ahern, Children's Rights Alliance
🕑: 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
Keynote Address: Kate Duggan, CEO of Tusla - the Child and Family Agency
🕑: 12:50 PM - 01:10 PM
Keynote Address: Dr Aisling Parkes, Special Rapporteur on Child Protection
🕑: 01:10 PM - 02:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Host: Denise Kirwan (Partner, CKT Solicitors)
🕑: 02:00 PM
Closing Remarks - Chair
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Networking Lunch