Plans to roll out staffless libraries in areas including Cavan and Carrickmacross, could put child protection at risk.
That’s according to the IMPACT union outlining concerns at their recent local government conference in Letterkenny.
It was revealed that the Local Government Management Association which represents local authority management, had concealed six incidents of children being left unsupervised in staffless libraries during a pilot carried out in Offaly.
The staffless initiative is planned for 23 locations across Ireland including Carrickmacross library and the Johnson library in Cavan.
Impact delegates backed motions opposing staffless libraries on the grounds that the move left library staff unable to meet their child protection responsibilities.
