Personal data of 380,000 welfare recipients stolenTHE DEPARTMENT of Social and Family Affairs is contacting 380,000 social welfare recipients after it emerged their personal details…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Details of public employees also on computersTHE BANKING details and Personal Public Service numbers of at least 2,000 employees from seven different public bodies were stored…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Andrews signals referendum on children's rights unlikelyMINISTER FOR Children Barry Andrews has signalled that the Government may introduce new laws to strengthen child protection and…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Downpour in Dublin was second worst everRAINFALL STATISTICS: THE EQUIVALENT of a month's average rainfall fell in parts of Dublin on Saturday, said Met Éireann, resulting…Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
Lone parents to be given personal support linksLONE PARENTS who depend on social assistance are to be allocated welfare advisers within months of the birth of their children…Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
Revenue shortfall will limit welfare benefit rises, warns HanafinMINISTER FOR Social Affairs Mary Hanafin has signalled that "targeted" increases in certain welfare payments may only be possible…Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Child protection groups criticise HSE cutbacksCHILD PROTECTION groups warned yesterday that vulnerable young people will be at risk as a result of the Health Service Executive…Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Unemployment hits commuter belt areas hardestTHE NUMBERS signing on the Live Register increased by almost twice the national average in commuter belt areas outside cities…Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
HSE defends performance on diagnosis of autismHEALTH AUTHORITIES have insisted they are working to address staff shortages that have resulted in delays of up to three years…Wed Aug 06 2008 - 01:00
Photo ID cards may face cash constraint delaysTHE DEPARTMENT of Social and Family Affairs has conceded that a planned new public services identity (ID) card could be delayed…Wed Aug 06 2008 - 01:00
Disability group seeks change in law on informed consentTHE GOVERNMENT has been urged to introduce urgent changes to the law to resolve decision-making problems facing parents and carers…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Rules on child protection 'implemented inconsistently'A REVIEW of national child protection guidelines has found they are being implemented inconsistently by health authorities, the…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Child protection services seen as hostileCHILD PROTECTION services are viewed by many children and parents who have come into contact with the system as powerful, unsympathetic…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
200 children admitted to adult mental hospitals last yearTHE STATE's mental health watchdog has warned the Government of the urgent need to provide psychiatric facilities for children…Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
Judge withdraws from Irish abortion hearingTHE IRISH judge appointed to the European Court of Human Rights is to withdraw from hearing a forthcoming case involving three…Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00
Most childhood disabilities unconfirmed before age of 5THREE OUT of four children with intellectual disabilities have not had their level of disability confirmed by the age of five…Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00
European court to hear women's challenge to ban on abortionTHE EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear a challenge by three Irish women to the Government’s ban on abortion on…Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Combat Poverty Agency says it has vital role to playTHE COMBAT Poverty Agency has responded to growing speculation that it may be amalgamated or abolished as a result of Government…Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Forum unhappy as pre-school plan not implementedA GOVERNMENT advisory body has expressed disappointment that its recommendation to provide free high-quality care for all children…Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
ECJ ruling welcomed by immigrant groupsImmigrant groups have given a warm welcome to a ruling by Europe's highest court that spouses of EU citizens who are not themselves…Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
'She grabbed me by the hair and was hitting me and I hit her back. Then a copper arrived and I was being abusive then'THE CHILDREN'S COURT THE 15-YEAR-old girl fidgeted nervously as the garda read through the charge sheet.Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
Figures show 3,600 children awaiting psychiatric assessmentTHE GOVERNMENT has been accused of neglecting the needs of vulnerable children with mental health problems following an increase…Thu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
'If he's not prepared to take the chances he's been given, why should the court? There are a lot of serious offences here'THE CHILDREN'S COURT: NEITHER OF the 15-year-old's parents had turned up in court for their son's caseThu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
'I want to stay in custody for a while,' said the 17-year-old boy in a weary voice. 'I want to stay for as long as I can'THE CHILDREN'S COURT: THE BOY in the yellow T-shirt was pleading with the judge to send him into custody.Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
'She was extremely intimidating and verbally abusive. She threatened to stab one member of the care staff in the neck'THE CHILDREN'S COURT: THE GIRL wore a white tracksuit with the words "play babe" on the trim and a silver Miraculous Medal around…Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Standards for housing to let spell end of the bedsitTHE TRADITIONAL one-room bedsit where toilet facilities are shared with other occupants of a house will be phased out under new…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Homeless subjected to 'excessive' questioningTHE OFFICE of the Data Protection Commissioner has expressed serious concern at the way sensitive personal information on homeless…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
'The boy shook his head angrily and stared at his solicitor'THE CHILDREN'S COURT: JUDGE CLARE Leonard sighed as she leafed through the bundle of dog-eared charge sheets.Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
3,000 people with disabilities living in outdated institutionsUP TO 3,000 people with disabilities are living in outdated institutions and need be transferred to more suitable community settings…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Forgotten people who wait in hopeThe Government pledged almost a decade ago to end the practice of placing those with disabilities in inappropriate institutions…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
We're not a court for holding people while authorities are wandering around trying to find out people's identitiesTHE CHILDREN'S COURT: No one knew who the Vietnamese boy in the green Diesel hoodie was.Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
Government to begin selling psychiatric hospital sitesTHE GOVERNMENT has now embarked on plans to sell off the lands of at least seven major psychiatric hospitals in order to raise…Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
Young jobless to be directed into coursesTHOUSANDS OF young people who are signing on the Live Register are to be directed towards gaining additional skills and training…Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
Advocacy service delay criticisedDISABILITY STRATEGY: DISABILITY GROUPS have criticised the Government’s latest round of cutbacks which will result in the loss…Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Measures to tackle juvenile crime by holding parents liable not being usedGOVERNMENT MEASURES to tackle juvenile crime by holding parents responsible for the crimes of their children through fines and…Mon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
EC draft law to curb bias outside of workTHE EUROPEAN Commission announced a draft law yesterday that seeks to stop discrimination outside work on grounds of age, sexual…Thu Jul 03 2008 - 01:00
EU patients will be able to get care in other statesPATIENTS IN the EU will be able to receive treatment in other member states without needing approval from their own health authority…Thu Jul 03 2008 - 01:00
Monageer report delayed by libel fearsTHE REPORT of an inquiry into the deaths of a family of four whose bodies were found in their house in Monageer, Co Wexford, …Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Ombudsman investigates assaults on childrenTHE OMBUDSMAN for Children is investigating a substantial number of cases of children being physically assaulted or verbally …Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Patients to be allowed seek EU treatmentPatients in the EU will be allowed to receive non-hospital treatment outside their home country without pre-approval from their…Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Mental health services delivery criticisedTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has been strongly criticised by a monitoring body established by the Government for failing…Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Religious group stay silent on apologyTHE DIRECTORS of a controversial religious community involved in the care of people with disabilities have refused to explain…Fri Jun 27 2008 - 01:00
Cocaine users double since 2003 - studyTHE PROPORTION of people who have used cocaine more than doubled in most parts of the country between 2003 and 2007, new figures…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
ESRI calls for €230 payment for people on welfareTHE GOVERNMENT should give greater priority to increasing welfare payments for the unemployed and lone parents rather than pensioners…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Warning on deaths due to high cost of fuelFAILURE TO tackle growing rates of fuel poverty could lead to an increase in the number of excess winter deaths in Ireland, the…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Social welfare overpayments of €83 million written offTHE GOVERNMENT has agreed to permanently write off €83 million that was overpaid by the Department of Social and Family Affairs…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Guide targets abuse issuesPARENTING GUIDEBOOKS are full of advice about navigating your way through the jungle of parenthood: helping your child learn; …Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Alcohol offences drive 20% rise in child crimeTHE NUMBER of children involved in crime has jumped by 20 per cent in just two years, driven mainly by an increase in alcohol…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
Labour to pressure Government with Bill on same-sex unionsTHE LABOUR Party will seek to pressure the Government into publishing a civil union Bill for same-sex couples by retabling its…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
Ballymun regeneration scheme successTEN YEARS after ambitious plans to regenerate one of the country's most neglected urban blackspots were announced, the signs …Fri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
