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Tax child benefit for parents on high incomes, report suggests

A PLANNED new welfare payment for poorer families could be financed by taxing child benefit for higher income parents, a report…

Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00

More playtime for children urged

CHILDREN'S PLAY is under threat in a society that focuses too much on test results and keeping children occupied with overly …

Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00

Poet's Nepal statement criticised

The Rape Crisis Network yesterday accused poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh of trying to deliberately confuse allegations about sexual …

Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00

HSE plan for minorities welcomed

Groups representing ethnic minorities have welcomed the five-year plan by health authorities to improve access to health services…

Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00

New plan to improve health of minorities

The Health Service Executive (HSE) will today announce plans to begin collecting information on patients' ethnicity as part of…

Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00

Tighter controls on child benefit for EU nationals

EU nationals who receive child benefit payments for children who live abroad are now required to certify every three months that…

Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00

Pro-Life group wants referendum on abortion

The Pro-Life Campaign has stepped up its calls for a new referendum on abortion following the results of an opinion poll which…

Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00

Raise tax to improve services - cardinal

Cardinal Seán Brady said yesterday that the case needed to be made for tax increases in order to provide better social and health…

Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00

Maker of Ó Searcaigh documentary defends work

The film-maker behind a controversial documentary on poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh rejected allegations that her work offered a distorted…

Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00

Children wait over a year to see psychiatrist

More than 1,000 children are waiting for psychiatric assessments for more than a year, despite evidence that delays in treatment…

Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00

Shatter criticises delay on child protection vote

The Government's decision not to hold an early referendum on child protection this summer will place children at risk from sexual…

Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00

Proposal's effect on children queried

The Ombudsman for Children will tell members of the Oireachtas today that she has serious concerns over plans to introduce an…

Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00

Free Dáil vote on autism motion urged by father who lost court case

A father who lost a court case last month over special education for his five-year-old son has called for a free Dáil vote tonight…

Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00

Overseas aid groups record surge of interest

Groups involved in sending volunteers to the developing world have recorded a surge of interest among younger and older people…

Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00

O'Rourke to ask Ahern to hold separate polls

The chair of the Oireachtas committee responsible for agreeing a wording on the referendum on children's rights is to ask the…

Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00

Minister 'misguided' on autism, says expert

The co-author of a Government taskforce report on autism has accused the Minister for Education of following a "grossly misguided…

Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00

Children's groups oppose two referendums on one day

Children's rights organisations have expressed strong opposition to plans being discussed by the Government to hold a referendum…

Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00

Commission of inquiry into child abuse: the background

In March 2006 the Government established a commission of inquiry to investigate the handling of allegations of child abuse against…

Sat Feb 02 2008 - 00:00

Up to 150 parents reconsider action after legal ruling

Up to 150 parents with legal actions lodged against the State over the right to education for their special needs children are…

Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00

Lots of vision, little change

Without proper funding or political will, the Government's mental health plans will be just good intentions, writes Carl O'Brien…

Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00

New HSE elder abuse figures do not include complaints by public

Official statistics on elder abuse released yesterday by the Health Service Executive (HSE) do not include hundreds of complaints…

Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00

Student wins discrimination case

A young asylum-seeking student who was excluded from a college graduation ceremony was racially discriminated against by the …

Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00

Compensation deal for O'Rourke victims rejected by AG

The Attorney General has advised that a State compensation package of up to €5 million for victims of paedophile swimming coach…

Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00

Government criticised over services for disabled

More than 300 people with intellectual disabilities are being inappropriately accommodated in psychiatric institutions even though…

Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00

Migrants to carry new biometric ID cards

Migrants from outside the EU will be obliged to carry identity cards with biometric information under sweeping reforms to the…

Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00

Minister concerned at rise in use of cocaine

The Minister with responsibility for combating illegal drugs expressed concern yesterday at the rise in cocaine use following…

Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00

Watchdog frustrated at Government inaction on mental health

The State's watchdog on mental health services has expressed disappointment and frustration that the Government's official policy…

Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00

Drugs study shows significant rise in cocaine use since 2003

A study on drug use in the Republic and Northern Ireland to be published today is expected to show a significant rise in the …

Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00

Trinity debate centres on migration benefits

Students from Trinity College Dublin and Harvard University last night debated whether mass migration was beneficial for labour…

Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00

Workforce plan may put lone parents at risk of poverty - study

Government plans to move thousands of welfare-dependent lone parents into the workforce may end up trapping women in poverty, …

Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00

Project aims to transform parts of Limerick city

President Mary McAleese yesterday launched the State's largest ever regeneration project which aims to transform some of the …

Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00

Community welcomes fresh opportunity

Community leaders, local residents and schoolchildren gave the regeneration plan for Limerick a major welcome yesterday.

Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00

Report finds substantial decline in older people living in the inner city

The proportion of older people living in Dublin's inner city is in sharp decline, in contrast to the rest of the capital, where…

Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00

Club keeps isolation off the table

A research project launched today reflects the isolation of older people in Irish society, but there are solutions, as Social…

Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00

Psychiatrists warn on bed closures

Four consultant psychiatrists told the Health Service Executive in December that people's lives were at risk because of a lack…

Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00

Suicide prevention funds halved

The national office responsible for tackling suicide will receive just half the funding it needs to implement a suicide prevention…

Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00

HSE to review foster care after gaps in system exposed

The Health Service Executive (HSE) is to review care standards for 4,500 foster children after an independent report raised serious…

Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00

Disabled people impeded by unsuitable housing - study

Many disabled people in need of housing do not show up on official housing waiting lists because they are living in unsuitable…

Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00

Mental health group's funding cut

The largest mental health support organisation in the State has said it is is being forced to scale back services for people …

Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00

Poll on children may be delayed to 2009

The Government's planned referendum on children may be delayed until next year as a growing consensus emerges that it should …

Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00

Board planned to shut down nursing home

Health authorities planned to close a public nursing home at the centre of an inquiry into standards of care almost a decade …

Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00

Scheme to house young offenders at Thornton Hall

The Government is planning to use the new Thornton Hall prison to accommodate young offenders who are still legally children, …

Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00

Gay partnership law may recognise foreign unions

The Government's planned civil partnership scheme for gay and lesbian couples is likely to provide for the automatic legal recognition…

Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00

Overhaul of welfare for lone parents proposed

The Government is planning to introduce welfare changes that could end up moving thousands of lone parents from welfare to work…

Fri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00

Drugs campaign 'seen to have fallen short'

Health authorities said yesterday they have learned from mistakes detailed in a highly critical major report into the effectiveness…

Thu Jan 03 2008 - 00:00

Setback for workers as top hotels close then reopen

The closure of the Burlington and other high-profile hotels in Dublin represents a major setback for the working conditions of…

Wed Jan 02 2008 - 00:00

Peter Caffrey, actor, dies aged 58

The actor Peter Caffrey, best known for his roles in the TV drama Ballykissangel and films such as I Went Down , died yesterday…

Wed Jan 02 2008 - 00:00

Minister looks at SSIA-type pension scheme

An SSIA-type pension scheme is likely to form part of a series of recommendations aimed at increasing pension coverage.

Mon Dec 31 2007 - 00:00

New regulations on staff in nursing homes

All nursing homes will be obliged to ensure staff are properly trained and vetted by gardaí under new standards for residential…

Mon Dec 31 2007 - 00:00

Foreign parents worried by court ruling

Reaction: Foreign-born parents of Irish citizen children expressed fear that hundreds of families could be split up or deported…

Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
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