Safeguarding

Each and every child is to be cherished and affirmed as a gift from God with an inherent right to dignity of life and bodily integrity which must be respected, nurtured and protected by all.

The Carmelite Order in Ireland asserts the right to dignity and safety of each and every child and is committed to promoting and ensuring among its members, employees and volunteers the protection and safeguarding of all children and young people.

It is the policy of the Order to do all in its power to create safe environments for children and young people so that they can participate appropriately and securely in the pastoral and social activities of our churches and friaries.

For the procedures to implement the Child Safeguarding Policy, the Order of Carmelites follows the guidance of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland available here.

Child Safeguarding Statement of the Order of Carmelites
Link here to Carmelite Order Safeguarding Policy

Contact Details – Designated Liaison Persons and Director of Safeguarding
The Carmelite Order has personnel who are tasked with implementing in full the standards as set by the National Board for Safeguarding Children and all other statutory agencies and they may be contacted at the following numbers:

Designated Liaison Person
Ms Julie McCullough
087 194 7212 / 01 298 4014

Office of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCI)
Phone: 01 – 505 3124
Website: www.safeguarding.ie

Statutory Bodies:

An Garda Síochána
Sexual Crime Management Unit,
Harcourt Square,
Harcourt Street,
Dublin 2.
Phone: 01 – 666 3474/75/45/38
Website: www.garda.ie

Tuslá – The Child and Family Agency
Contact the local area office
Website: www.tusla.ie

The following independent and confidential support helplines are also available:

Towards Healing
Freephone: 1800 – 303416 Ireland
0800 – 0963318 U.K.
Website: www.towardshealing.ie

One in Four
Phone: 01 – 662 4070
Website: www.oneinfour.ie

Towards Peace
Spiritual Support Service
Phone: 01 – 505 3028
Email: towardspeace@iecon.ie
Website: http://towardspeace.ie/

Rape Crisis Centre
Phone: 1800 – 77 88 88
National 24 hour helpline
Website: www.drcc.ie