Residential standards targeted for people with disabilitiesTHE STATE’s health standards watchdog says it wants residential services for up to 10,000 people with disabilities to be subject…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Standards for residential care of disabled out todayRESIDENTIAL SERVICES for thousands of people with disabilities will be subject to independent standards and inspections for the…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Tackling health inequality could help avoid 5,400 premature deathsUP TO 5,400 premature deaths could be avoided each year if policy-makers took a more robust approach to tackling social deprivation…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Population of Ireland to reach 6.7million by 2060IRELAND'S POPULATION is set to increase to 6Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Bill to reform late opening for pubsNEW LAWS will make it easier for pubs or nightclubs to stay open late at night instead of owners having to repeatedly apply to…Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Disability body defends contract for RehabTHE STATE body that advises the Government on disability issues has rejected suggestions of a conflict of interest in its decision…Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Government plan on child poverty in difficultyGOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS to tackle child poverty by identifying families who are most at risk of deprivation have run into major difficulties…Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Childcare price rises are looming, parents warnedPARENTS HAVE been warned that childcare price rises are looming for thousands of children who are no longer eligible for subsidised…Mon Aug 25 2008 - 01:00
Dublin accommodation for homeless to openA NEW project which will provide 30 homes for homeless people moving on from emergency accommodation is due to open next month…Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Groups for the homeless disappointedREACTION: HOMELESS ORGANISATIONS expressed disappointment with the Government’s new strategy to tackle homelessness yesterday…Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Government pledges to solve homeless problemHOMELESSNESS STRATEGY: THE GOVERNMENT has pledged that no homeless person will have to sleep rough or remain longer than six…Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Target of eradicating poverty 'now more difficult'THE DOWNTURN in the economy will make it much more difficult for the Government to meet its target to eradicate poverty, the …Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Minister says no decision on future of Combat Poverty Agency before reviewTHE FUTURE of the Combat Poverty Agency will be not be decided until a review of the organisation is completed next month, according…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Plan to eliminate homelessness under pressureThe downturn in the economy will make it much more difficult for the Government to meets its target to reduce levels of deprivation…Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00
Call to segregate migrants rejected by teachers' unionTHE LARGEST teachers' union in the country has criticised suggestions that immigrant children should be segregated from other…Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00
Plan to end homelessness to be unveiled as funding freeze bitesTHE GOVERNMENT will tomorrow publish a four-year strategy to eliminate long-term homelessness against a backdrop of claims from…Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00
Call for €10m to tackle suicideTHE GOVERNMENT has been urged to increase resources for suicide prevention services in order to tackle the high level of youth…Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Leinster has highest rates of cancerFINDINGS: COUNTIES IN Leinster have significantly higher numbers of cancer cases compared with the rest of the country, according…Wed Aug 13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'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
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
'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
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
'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
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
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
