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Contributors
Author: Catherine Perry, Aoife Gavin, Lorraine Burke, Kathy-Ann Fox, Katelyn Egan, Joseph Burke, Sinéad Hillary, Colette Kelly, and Saoirse Nic Gabhainn.
Publisher:Health Promotion Research Centre
Date: 2014
Geographic Coverage: Ireland
Type of Resource: Report
Sector/setting: Government
Vulnerable groups: Children, Young People
Developed with children and young people? Yes
Type of participation: Consultations With Children
Availability: Open Access
Keywords: Child, Young People, Showcase, Comhairle na nÓg
Introduction
A national event took place in Croke Park, Dublin on the 20th November 2014. With 500 young people and Youth workers from around Ireland (members of Comhairle na nÓg), the Taoiseach, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs-Dr. James Reilly, members from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA), and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children.
In this report, the young people talked about the opportunities and challenges they experience in having a say in decisions on issues that affect their lives. They voted on the parts of young people lives that they need to have a say.How will this make a difference? The outcome of the vote will be followed up at the next session of Dail na nÓg, which is the Irish national youth parliament.