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		Chief Justice Mrs Justice Susan Denham has described as &quot;stark&quot; the first report on court cases dealing with child care orders.</p>
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		The report found that one in five of the children concerned have special needs and that neglect is the most common reason for putting children into State care.</p>
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		It also found that Africans are 20 times more likely than their Irish peers to be subjects of proceedings.</p>
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		The Chief Justice made her remarks while launching the first&nbsp;<a href="http://static.rasset.ie/documents/news/child-care-law-project-interim-report.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 165); outline: none; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;">Interim Report of the Child Care Law Reporting Project</a>.</p>
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		It analysed about 10% of the over 3,000 cases that came to court&nbsp; in the eight months up to last August.</p>
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		Project&nbsp;leader&nbsp;Dr Carol Coulter&nbsp;said the most common reason for putting children into State care is neglect.</p>
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		She said mental illness or intellectual disability on the part of a parent features in 12% of cases and that one in five of the children have special needs, usually psychological or educational.</p>
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		Mrs Justice Denham said the report shines a spotlight on these problems and sends a stark message to everyone.</p>
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		<a href="http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1105/484848-child-care-report/">http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1105/484848-child-care-report/</a></p>
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