Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 passing all stages
Thursday 25th March 2021 New provisions under the Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 include: An additional three weeks of paid Parents’ Leave and Benefit to each parent to be taken in the first two years after the birth or adoptive placement of...
Hot School Meals Programme 2021: Record 35,000 students to benefit
Thursday, 25th March 2021 Programme to be rolled out in 189 primary schools across the country Research finds programme impact positively on students’ attendance and physical and mental wellbeing Minister Humphreys announces that School Meals Funding will continue...
Minister for Disabilities welcomes announcement of Mr Robbie Ryan as Chair of Review of the Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need
Monday 8th March 2021 Minister of State for Disabilities, Anne Rabbitte TD, has welcomed the appointment of Mr Robbie Ryan to Chair the Review of the Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need for Children. The Disability Act (2005) requires the HSE to...
Minister O’Gorman welcomes re-appointment of Dr Niall Muldoon as Ombudsman for Children
Wednesday 17th February 2021 Roderic O’Gorman, T.D., Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, today welcomed the re-appointment by the President of Dr Niall Muldoon as Ombudsman for Children for a second six year term with effect from 17...
Children Should Be Given Access To Their School Workbooks That Are Sitting Idle
Fianna Fáil spokesperson for Children and Youth Affairs, Anne Rabbitte TD, has called on the Minister for Education to allow children access their workbooks that have been kept in their schools since March. As children across the country enter their ninth week of...Galway’s Fair Share
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