Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Majority of 16,000-strong population are working and identify as Irish citizens, report finds

Department of Equality again the only department at which women received higher average hourly pay

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil ‘on track’ to strike government deal by January 22nd

Government report shows school absenteeism more than doubled at primary level

Families will be moved to alternative accommodation across country, department says

Incoming Independent TD for Longford-Westmeath Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran among group of local representatives backing challenge

Early years educators and parents encouraged to boost children’s confidence in national language

Record number of asylum seekers without accommodation comes as Government’s cold weather initiative ends

Report by Irish Refugee Council says Government has ‘reneged on its obligations under Irish and European Union law’ in not providing their basic needs

Tetiana Kiselova was evicted from her accommodation after failing to pay the €10 daily fee

Letter to ministers Darragh O’Brien and Roderic O’Gorman warned movements are having ‘devastating impact’ on children’s rights

Department of Children has received applications for fee increases from more than 800 childcare providers

Party’s election manifesto to propose new body called the Asylum and Integration Agency which would bring together functions carried out by existing agencies

Report of Child Law Project ‘sounds the alarm’ says special rapporteur on child protection

More than 10,000 emergency beds were already occupied by homeless people in Dublin last month

Two years ago about 375 Syrians were interviewed in Lebanon by Irish officials and told they would be resettled in Ireland before 2024. They’re still waiting - amid bombs, deprivation and discrimination. Sally Hayden spoke to some of those people, who feel trapped, scared and forgotten

Giraffe Childcare operates 24 creches around Dublin, Kildare and Meath

Scheme would cater for 6,000 children across a range of different services intended to be representative of the current sector

Court reporting project that highlighted failures in care system stood down after State funding runs out

Human rights body asks court to reconsider making order forcing State to vindicate the asylum seekers’ rights

Additional options include introduction of ‘maximum stay’ rule focused on exiting Ukrainians who have been in State accommodation for the longest time first

Possible options for 1970s property include eight-storey office building, 133-room hotel or 154-unit student accommodation block

Gardaí were alerted by Waterways Ireland staff patrolling area

Number of 4,000 at the start of last year has now risen to more than 16,000

National Women’s Council and 25 other organisations want pilot programme established

Plan to use former nursing home site for international protection applicants stalls following concerns

Yusuf was among 73 people taken on board the Médecins Sans Frontières Geo Barents ship off Libya

Department of Integration hopes to open Thornton Hall site for accommodation in the coming weeks which will allow international protection triaging to continue

Internal briefing warns of ‘severe demands’ put on Tusla service for child asylum seekers

Nearly 190 accommodation contracts for Ukrainian housing have ended since the start of the summer

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

Some parents have been told their fees will now increase by almost a third at the start of next month

Negotiator Sheila Nunan ‘will continue her work to its conclusion’, Department of Equality says

Department of Children briefings question whether special care system is ‘fit for purpose’

Long waiting lists and rising creche fees are just some of the challenges facing parents with young children

Government will make additional €1.2bn available for health service despite almost 10% cost overrun so far this year

‘Only a matter of time before there is a serious or deadly accident along this stretch of the N81,’ warns local resident

Building not planned for use as asylum seeker accommodation and conversion to residential under investigation by council

State grant for childcare industry provided to improve affordability and support sustainability in sector

Willie Guerin donated house for two years in 2021 and is now struggling to get it back, while a family of eight is facing homelessness