Child Protection
Knockadoon Camp and the Knockadoon Music and Liturgy Course are mindful of the fact that we run a residential facility for young people in the summer months. With this in mind we adhere to strict child protection guidelines.
The Knockadoon Camp has an in-depth Child Protection policy in place based on "Children First" and "Safe Guarding" children. All camp staff and voluntary leaders agree to abide by these policies. Alongside this, as further commitment to rigorous child protection procedures, all our leaders are garda vetted.
Please find below the Knockadoon Policy Statement. A full copy of the policy is available on request.
For further information, please contact:
Tricia Nolan,
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087 2658 472
Child Protection Policy Statement
Safeguarding Children – Policy Statement for Knockadoon Camp.
The Friars of the Dominican Order in Ireland recognise and upholds the dignity and rights of all children and young people and is committed to their protection and support in a way that promotes their human dignity and integrity as children of God. The Order values and encourages the participation of children and young people in camp activities that enhance their spiritual, physical, emotional and social development.
In keeping with this we undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children and young people so as to ensure their protection from physical, sexual and emotional abuse.
The Friars of the Dominican Order in Ireland have committed themselves to putting procedures in place to ensure the welfare and protection of children and young people together with the welfare of those who work with them. We recognise that safeguarding children and the welfare of children is a skilled and delicate task which requires knowledge, expertise and sensitivity. We are committed therefore to a coordinated and inter-agency approach to ensuring that the welfare of children and young people is paramount in all we do.
The following policy is the reviewed statement of Knockadoon Dominican Camp on safeguarding children and young people. This policy replaces and supersedes all and any policy issued by the Camp to date in relation to children and young people using Knockadoon Dominican Camp. This policy applies to all children and young people, and to the leaders and workers at the Camp, irrespective of which group or organisation uses the facilities of Knockadoon Camp.
Jordan O’Brien op
Camp Director
Dated 31st May 2000
We the trustees, management and staff of Knockadoon Dominican Camp are fully committed to safeguarding the well-being of all children and young people who come to this Camp on holiday or on courses. All staff and volunteers should, at all times show respect and understanding for the rights, safety and welfare of all children and conduct themselves in a way that reflects the morals and principles of the Christian way of life and the value expressed in the motto of the Dominican Order : Truth.
These Policies and Procedures are drawn up in accordance with the Child Protection Act of 1991, the Department of Health and Children’s Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children : ‘Our Duty to Care’, and the Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland : ‘Safeguarding Children’.
For the purpose of this policy a “minor / child” is (as in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ireland, the rulings of the European Court and the Conventions of the United Nations) a person under 18 years.
Child Protection Policy Statement of the Dominican Province of Ireland
The preaching of the gospel is at the heart of our charism. The integrity of our preaching requires the protection of the ‘little ones’ (Mk 9.36-37). The Dominican Province of Ireland recognises and upholds the dignity and rights of all children and young people and is committed to their protection and support in a way that promotes their human dignity and integrity as children of God. The Province values and encourages the participation of children and young people in liturgies and in activities that enhance their appropriate spiritual, physical, emotional and social development.
In keeping with this we in the Province of Ireland undertake to do all in our power to create safe environments for children and young people where they will be protected from physical, sexual and emotional abuse.
The Province is committed to implementing the document ‘Safeguarding Children’: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland.