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Mon 02 Feb 2002Childcare unit faces crisis after spate of staff resignations
A spate of resignations among childcare staff has caused the worst crisis yet at Ballydowd special care unit in Dublin, the State's first custom-built facility to cater for disturbed children in a high-security environment.
The South-Western Area Health Board (SWAHB) has rejected claims by one former staff member that the unit, at Lucan, was on the verge of "collapse". But a spokesman admitted that it faced an "extreme challenge" to operate as originally intended, adding: "Failure is not an option."
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