Violence against young people by parents abusing alcohol has been described as a "national crisis" by the author of an audit on child protection within the State.
Dr Geoffrey Shannon, the Government's special rapporteur on child protection, said there is a "prevalence" of domestic abuse in Irish homes.
He added that in some cases children need to be "criminalised and pathologised" in order to receive adequate welfare services.
Dr Shannon was speaking following the publication of his audit report on Garda powers under Section 12 of the Child Care Act, which allows it to remove children from their homes in emergency situations.
Source: Robin Schiller, The Irish Independent, 29/06/17
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