{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6654b705d950260012df3b93/69c15238d832f1da93b59c54?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The system that was failing vulnerable children — and the fix that changed everything","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6654b705d950260012df3b93/1774353166163-40b213b4-708c-4998-aa9d-20dec7d654ad.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This is not a tech story.</p><p>This is a human story.</p><p><br></p><p>Before this system existed, vulnerable children could wait <strong>weeks</strong> for access to childcare — stuck in a maze of emails, forms, and approvals.</p><p>Now? <strong>Minutes.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>On this episode of Transform Gov, Maeve Kneafsey speaks with Ruth Shortall (POBAL) and Ciarán Madden (Department of Children) about the system that:</p><ul><li>Cut waiting times from <strong>3 weeks to minutes</strong></li><li>Connected <strong>multiple agencies into one seamless flow</strong></li><li>Removed friction for frontline workers under pressure</li><li>And quietly transformed outcomes for families at critical moments</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This is what real digital transformation looks like.</p><p>Not flashy.</p><p>Not theoretical.</p><p><strong>But life-changing.</strong></p>","author_name":"Maeve Kneafsey"}