It’s a right of all children to beprotected... Tusla’s failing

‘Boozed-up’ 999 calls flooding emergency services

EMERGENCY services are struggling with the volume of calls after pub weekend closing hours.

Staff can “set their watch” by the spike in 999 dial-ins as boozed-up punters spill on to the streets.

Dispatcher Brian Byrne told the Irish Sunday Mirror: “You can predict the increase once the pubs and clubs close on a Friday and Saturday without fail.

“Once people come out that’s when trouble kicks off.”

Brian works 12-hour shifts at the National Emergency its aftermath. It is essential that children in foster care and their families, as well as the public, can be assured they can trust the system. It is not clear this assurance is there at present.

The reports published recently are of inspections in recent months, not of historic cases. Assessments Operations Centre and says no two days are ever the same.

He revealed: “The majority of cases would be similar – a lot of calls about chest pains, people feeling unwell. The more serious ones would be cardiac arrest.

“We also get a few hangings and

All children require robust systems for their protection – systems that are effectively resourced and adhered to.

The ISPCC is concerned by the findings of inspection reports at residential care homes in Dublin, which highlight ongoing issues in relation to the protection and safeguarding of children who are in the care of the state.

It is particularly disappointing to learn that actions which had been committed to following the previous inspection of a centre in the Dublin mid-leinster service area were not completed.

The ISPCC acknowledges that written assurances and a plan to mitigate immediate risks was provided by the regional manager of this centre following an urgent meeting with inspectors to address high risks and safety concerns present for young residents.

It is imperative that action plans in respect of non-compliances identified in the inspection reports on each of the centres are duly prioritised and executed. suicides. It’s hard to tell what kind of day you’re going to have.”

Brian has been doing the job for five years and said the introduction of Eircodes has been “an absolute Godsend”. He added: “It makes ambulance response times quicker and that can be vital.”