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Wed 12 Dec 1999Efforts to meet urgent care needs of children criticised
A High Court judge has described as "sub-standard" and "less than impressive" the efforts made by the Department of Health and Children towards meeting the urgent residential and care needs of troubled children.
Promises by the Department to provide these units across the State were not lived up to, precious time had been lost as a result of "culpable time-wasting" and the problems of accommodating the children had daily become more acute, Mr Justice Kelly said yesterday.
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