Health Information and Quality Authority inspections of services in Dublin North and Galway/Roscommon warn of ‘inadequate pool of foster carers’ to meet children’s needs
Another centre had a large number of insects in the kitchen, while another with a high proportion of children had a staff member without Garda vetting
Private firms making money from ‘misery of children’ is ‘distasteful’, says judge
Inspections uncover cases of Tusla putting children into ‘small and unsuitable’ rooms in emergency accommodation
Judge says birth mother’s love for her child and her hopes for and emotional bonds with her can never be severed
Despite a slowdown in the rate of closures last year compared with 2022, any indication of continued shrinkage of childcare availability is a big concern
Two children have suffered ‘grave harm’ as a result of ‘egregious and extreme’ delay in seeking to place them in special care, judge says
Budget 2024: Louise Kilbane runs three day care and early learning centres in Sligo and Mayo
Staffing pressures pose ‘risk’ to safety of service for separated minors from Ukraine in State care
Teenager had been doing well in foster care before starting to associate with gang of older individuals and engaging in substance abuse
Last year judges made care-related orders in respect of almost 15,000 incoming cases, a rise of nearly 4,700 from four years earlier
Girl has been approved for secure care but staff recruitment problems means just 14 of 26 secure beds are available
Lack of suitable residential placements for vulnerable children requires a national strategy and buy-in from Government and society
Judge Paul Kelly and Minister O’Gorman praise work of child law project as it marks tenth anniversary
Money Matters: Families worry about their ability to afford the ongoing costs of having a child even after allowing for one-off items and the cost of childbirth itself
Fewer than one in five young people prevented by parents from having online access in bedrooms, CyberSafeKids finds
Roderic O’Gorman moves to reassure childminders that there will be no compulsory registration
Judge ordered new investigation by different social workers of complaint dating back several years
State’s inability to provide appropriate residential placements and a lack of specialised services for vulnerable children are highlighted in reports from Child Law Project
Social workers believe girl may have suffered neglect and possible grooming in home country
Commitment that report into historical child abuse in first aid organisation will be published
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