Care services for most vulnerable not good enough, says Simon Harris
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil ‘on track’ to strike government deal by January 22nd
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Proportion of children who are ‘happy with the way they are’ falls ‘substantially’
Government report shows school absenteeism more than doubled at primary level
Former restaurant housing almost 150 Ukrainians to be shut over Christmas due to fire safety concerns
Families will be moved to alternative accommodation across country, department says
High Court to hear challenge to accommodation for 1,000 asylum seekers in Athlone
Incoming Independent TD for Longford-Westmeath Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran among group of local representatives backing challenge
Greater emphasis on Irish words in updated curriculum for babies and toddlers
Early years educators and parents encouraged to boost children’s confidence in national language
Number of homeless international protection applicants passes 3,000
Record number of asylum seekers without accommodation comes as Government’s cold weather initiative ends
Ukrainian woman (50s) arrested for allegedly trespassing former State-provided accommodation
Tetiana Kiselova was evicted from her accommodation after failing to pay the €10 daily fee
Volunteers supporting homeless asylum seekers say gardaí often ‘increase the risk of violence’
Report by Irish Refugee Council says Government has ‘reneged on its obligations under Irish and European Union law’ in not providing their basic needs
‘Deep concern’ over families evicted from direct provision despite gaining status - Ombudsman
Letter to ministers Darragh O’Brien and Roderic O’Gorman warned movements are having ‘devastating impact’ on children’s rights
Childcare fees set to increase at 600 Government-funded services
Department of Children has received applications for fee increases from more than 800 childcare providers
Green Party to promise new migration agency to overhaul approach to asylum seekers
Party’s election manifesto to propose new body called the Asylum and Integration Agency which would bring together functions carried out by existing agencies
State child care system ‘in crisis’ and vulnerable children are ‘falling through the cracks’
Report of Child Law Project ‘sounds the alarm’ says special rapporteur on child protection
Dublin authorities make 400 extra beds available for homeless this winter
More than 10,000 emergency beds were already occupied by homeless people in Dublin last month
Abandoned in Lebanon: How Ireland offered Syrian refugees a route to safety, then left them in a war zone
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Ireland’s largest creche group got €19m in Covid subsidies over three years
Giraffe Childcare operates 24 creches around Dublin, Kildare and Meath
Pilot scheme for nationalised childcare costed at €53m
Scheme would cater for 6,000 children across a range of different services intended to be representative of the current sector
Judge expresses ‘grave disappointment’ after care watchdog shelved
Court reporting project that highlighted failures in care system stood down after State funding runs out
State has ‘done nothing’ about High Court judgment finding breach of asylum seekers’ rights, judge hears
Human rights body asks court to reconsider making order forcing State to vindicate the asylum seekers’ rights
Ukraine arrivals from next March would not be offered accommodation under new plan
Additional options include introduction of ‘maximum stay’ rule focused on exiting Ukrainians who have been in State accommodation for the longest time first
Office redevelopment opportunity off St Stephen’s Green for €13m
Possible options for 1970s property include eight-storey office building, 133-room hotel or 154-unit student accommodation block
Asylum seekers cleared from Grand Canal by gardaí within minutes of arriving
Gardaí were alerted by Waterways Ireland staff patrolling area
Homes hosting Ukrainian refugees quadruples with costs rising to €13m a month
Number of 4,000 at the start of last year has now risen to more than 16,000
‘I can only get 9¼ hours of creche time for my daughter’: parents call for State-run childcare
National Women’s Council and 25 other organisations want pilot programme established
Limerick village mooted to host asylum seekers lacks services, says Minister
Plan to use former nursing home site for international protection applicants stalls following concerns
‘If the system worked for refugees no one would risk their life like this’: A Syrian writer’s journey to Europe
Yusuf was among 73 people taken on board the Médecins Sans Frontières Geo Barents ship off Libya
Record number of asylum seekers awaiting accommodation
Department of Integration hopes to open Thornton Hall site for accommodation in the coming weeks which will allow international protection triaging to continue
Number of Ukrainian refugees living in State-provided accommodation falls by almost 17,500
Nearly 190 accommodation contracts for Ukrainian housing have ended since the start of the summer
Officials concerned about adult asylum seekers claiming to be minors
Internal briefing warns of ‘severe demands’ put on Tusla service for child asylum seekers
Childcare crisis should be addressed through publicly run system, says women’s council
National Women’s Council calls on Government to establish a pilot scheme in the budget with a view to taking direct control of provision over the longer term
Hundreds of parents could face rise in creche fees if chains pull out of core funding
Some parents have been told their fees will now increase by almost a third at the start of next month
Deadline missed for mother-and-baby redress deal with church orders
Negotiator Sheila Nunan ‘will continue her work to its conclusion’, Department of Equality says
State care system for children may need ‘complete overhaul’
Department of Children briefings question whether special care system is ‘fit for purpose’
Childcare: ‘I never knew how tough it was to be a working mother in this country’
Long waiting lists and rising creche fees are just some of the challenges facing parents with young children
Donohoe defends Coalition’s record as it breaks spending rule again
Government will make additional €1.2bn available for health service despite almost 10% cost overrun so far this year
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