Policy and Research
EPIC Pre-Budget 2023 Submission
Introduction to the Pre-Budget Submission EPIC makes this submission to Government in both our capacity as a national children’s rights organisation, and on behalf of the children and young people with whom we work. Our submission is informed by the evidence base from...
EPIC Advocacy Report 2020
This report gives an overview of the EPIC National Advocacy Service in 2020 EPIC’s National Advocacy Service works to empower children in care and young people with care experience to have a say and be heard in issues that affect their lives. This report gives an...
One More Adversity: The lived experience of care leavers in Ireland during the Covid-19
Introduction to the Report This study explores the lived experiences of care leavers in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic. While Covid-19 has undoubtedly been difficult for many groups (Pierce et al., 2020), care leavers are among those who may have faced...
Submission to the consultation on Ireland’s draft State Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Introduction EPIC welcomes the opportunity to make this submission. The full Draft Combined Fifth and Sixth State Report of Ireland to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child prepared by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth...
EPIC Pre-Budget 2022 Submission
Introduction to the Pre-Budget Submission EPIC Empowering People in Care (EPIC) is a national organisation that works with and for children and young people who are currently living in care or who have experience of living in care. This includes those in relative...
EPIC Advocacy Report 2019-20
This report gives an overview of EPIC Advocacy cases in 2019-20 This report gives an overview of the EPIC advocacy caseload in 2019. It presents a profile of the children and young people who sought advocacy support and identifies the main presenting issues and...
EPIC Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
This is a submission EPIC made to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child for their day of General Discussion which is happening next September 16/17th. United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child United Nations Day of General Discussions on...
EPIC Submission to the Higher Education Authority
This is a submission EPIC made to the Higher Education Authority for their Consultation on the next National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education through the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Submission to the...
Leaving and Aftercare Discussion Document
Aftercare is a continuum of support provided to young people who have been in care for a period of time before their 18th birthday and is governed by the Child Care Amendment Act 2015. Aftercare supports should build on the supports and skills that a child in care has...
Submission to the consultation on the scheme to regulate undocumented migrants
Introduction EPIC hopes that the Minister will adopt a child and family centred approach when pursuing the scheme to regulate undocumented migrants, and that the terms of the scheme will reflect international best practice on guaranteeing the rights of children and...