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High Court conducts focused reviews on the status of five children with special care orders that have not been implemented due to a lack of available beds in special care units. The reviews revealed a systemic issue with staffing shortages, preventing the units from operating at full capacity. Despite the Child and Family Agency's efforts to recruit and retain staff, the shortage persists, leading to a failure to comply with court orders and placing children's welfare at significant risk. The court identified the need for improved pay and working conditions as a core issue, urging the Agency and relevant departments to urgently address the crisis.
Special care orders, Child and Family Agency, staffing shortages, High Court review, children's welfare, non-compliance with court orders, recruitment and retention, pay and working conditions, systemic issue, urgent resolution required, therapeutic intervention, statutory obligations, Department of Children, Equality and Disability, Integration and Youth, Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Public Service Pay Policy, collective bargaining, special care allowance.
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