A local Aontú representative is calling for a complete overhaul of the recruitment of foster parents.
Olivia Larkin is a foster carer based in Co Monaghan.
With the many hundreds of children in state care, Olivia says there is a need to completely rethink the care system in a bid to finally provide the real support and help children need and deserve.
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Olivia believes the recent expose by RTE into the shocking treatment of children in state care points to a deep malaise within the system and it is a desperate dereliction of duty to children.
Jodie Curran has been speaking with Olivia in relation to this issue.
