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1) Laura Murphy.
Laura is 16 years of age and is a member of the ISPCC Junior Executive Committee. She attended the Galway National Children's Seminar and appeared on Nationwide during the summer. She spoke on the issue of alcohol and drugs.

Laura is very au fait with children's rights and the broader childcare issues.

Laura co-chaired Dáil na nÓg 2001 and is a member of the Dáil na nÓg 2002 Organising Committee.
Laura was also a member of Ireland's delegation to the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children in New York from the 8th to the 10th of May 2002.

2) Jeffrey Rockett.
Jeffrey is a member of the ISPCC Junior National Executive committee. He is very familiar with the ISPCC and thus Children's issues. Jeffrey's forte is Children's Rights. He attended an international conference in 1999 in Thailand, called the World Children's Parliament as the Irish rep. The conference debated such issues as drug addiction, child labour, child prostitution, child pornography, environmental destruction and regional conflicts. Jeffrey has attended a number of children's fora including the Limerick National Children's Seminar and hosted a number of children's press conferences.

Jeffrey co-chaired Dáil na nÓg 2001 and is a member of the Dáil na nÓg 2002 Organising Committee.