‘Deep concern’ over families evicted from direct provision despite gaining status - Ombudsman
Letter to ministers Darragh O’Brien and Roderic O’Gorman warned movements are having ‘devastating impact’ on children’s rights
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Childcare fees set to increase at 600 Government-funded services
Department of Children has received applications for fee increases from more than 800 childcare providers
Green Party to promise new migration agency to overhaul approach to asylum seekers
Party’s election manifesto to propose new body called the Asylum and Integration Agency which would bring together functions carried out by existing agencies
State child care system ‘in crisis’ and vulnerable children are ‘falling through the cracks’
Report of Child Law Project ‘sounds the alarm’ says special rapporteur on child protection
Dublin authorities make 400 extra beds available for homeless this winter
More than 10,000 emergency beds were already occupied by homeless people in Dublin last month
Abandoned in Lebanon: How Ireland offered Syrian refugees a route to safety, then left them in a war zone
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
Ireland’s largest creche group got €19m in Covid subsidies over three years
Giraffe Childcare operates 24 creches around Dublin, Kildare and Meath
Pilot scheme for nationalised childcare costed at €53m
Scheme would cater for 6,000 children across a range of different services intended to be representative of the current sector
Judge expresses ‘grave disappointment’ after care watchdog shelved
Court reporting project that highlighted failures in care system stood down after State funding runs out
State has ‘done nothing’ about High Court judgment finding breach of asylum seekers’ rights, judge hears
Human rights body asks court to reconsider making order forcing State to vindicate the asylum seekers’ rights
Ukraine arrivals from next March would not be offered accommodation under new plan
Additional options include introduction of ‘maximum stay’ rule focused on exiting Ukrainians who have been in State accommodation for the longest time first
Office redevelopment opportunity off St Stephen’s Green for €13m
Possible options for 1970s property include eight-storey office building, 133-room hotel or 154-unit student accommodation block
Asylum seekers cleared from Grand Canal by gardaí within minutes of arriving
Gardaí were alerted by Waterways Ireland staff patrolling area
Homes hosting Ukrainian refugees quadruples with costs rising to €13m a month
Number of 4,000 at the start of last year has now risen to more than 16,000
‘I can only get 9¼ hours of creche time for my daughter’: parents call for State-run childcare
National Women’s Council and 25 other organisations want pilot programme established
Limerick village mooted to host asylum seekers lacks services, says Minister
Plan to use former nursing home site for international protection applicants stalls following concerns
‘If the system worked for refugees no one would risk their life like this’: A Syrian writer’s journey to Europe
Yusuf was among 73 people taken on board the Médecins Sans Frontières Geo Barents ship off Libya
Record number of asylum seekers awaiting accommodation
Department of Integration hopes to open Thornton Hall site for accommodation in the coming weeks which will allow international protection triaging to continue
Officials concerned about adult asylum seekers claiming to be minors
Internal briefing warns of ‘severe demands’ put on Tusla service for child asylum seekers
Number of Ukrainian refugees living in State-provided accommodation falls by almost 17,500
Nearly 190 accommodation contracts for Ukrainian housing have ended since the start of the summer
Childcare crisis should be addressed through publicly run system, says women’s council
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
Hundreds of parents could face rise in creche fees if chains pull out of core funding
Some parents have been told their fees will now increase by almost a third at the start of next month
Deadline missed for mother-and-baby redress deal with church orders
Negotiator Sheila Nunan ‘will continue her work to its conclusion’, Department of Equality says
State care system for children may need ‘complete overhaul’
Department of Children briefings question whether special care system is ‘fit for purpose’
Childcare: ‘I never knew how tough it was to be a working mother in this country’
Long waiting lists and rising creche fees are just some of the challenges facing parents with young children
Donohoe defends Coalition’s record as it breaks spending rule again
Government will make additional €1.2bn available for health service despite almost 10% cost overrun so far this year
Dublin Bus planning ‘enhanced services’ to Crooksling asylum seeker site following capacity complaints
‘Only a matter of time before there is a serious or deadly accident along this stretch of the N81,’ warns local resident
Dublin 8 property linked to landlord Marc Godart a target of anti-immigration protesters
Building not planned for use as asylum seeker accommodation and conversion to residential under investigation by council
Childcare costs could rise 30-40% unless Government boosts core funding, say providers
State grant for childcare industry provided to improve affordability and support sustainability in sector
Malahide homeowner seeking return of house offered to State for refugees
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
‘Sharing a room with eight people... It’s not easy’: Asylum seekers upset at sudden move from Galway to Dublin
About 60 women were initially given just 48 hours’ notice to move from accommodation
Children who offend could see sentences deferred to give them chance to address behaviour
New measures are detailed in a draft memo to Cabinet by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee
‘Things should have been handled differently’: Information vacuum allows far right to stoke fears in Coolock
Will Coolock continue to say no to anti-immigration parties in the next elections?
Minister says reports of poor conditions at refugee centre ‘very concerning’
Minister of State for Integration Joe O’Brien says inspections needed to ‘rectify the situation’
Forensic accountants investigating allegations of ‘significant fraud’ by some hotels housing asylum seekers
State has been winding up contracts with a range of accommodation providers on foot of a decline in the number of Ukrainians seeking protection here
Childcare price hikes threaten to wipe out increased State subsidies for parents
Department of Children to allow service providers to raise prices if charging below average rates
Lone parents and children should be exempt from direct provision evictions, says charity
Former asylum seekers who now have status to remain in Ireland told they must leave State accommodation by July 5th
‘There can be violent outbursts or total apathy’: Principals call for counselling supports at primary level
School-based counsellors and therapists are a routine feature of many other education systems internationally
Rotten food and concern for children’s safety reported in State-provided accommodation for Ukrainians
Survey of almost 1,000 Ukrainians leads to call to implement three actions urgently
Irish plan for implementing EU migration pact, including new accommodation centres, expected by November
Accelerated processing times and designated accommodation centres form part of changes in controversial EU deal
Patricia Carey: ‘I’ve had good experiences of being adopted, but that does not mean that adoption is not difficult’
The newly appointed special advocate for survivors of institutional abuse brings an unshowy sense of determination to her mission
The Irish Times view on changing supports for Ukrainian refugees: Ireland of the not so many welcomes
Many of those affected are from vulnerable groups such as the elderly, women, children and people with special needs
Analysis: What effect will the Government’s scattergun approach to managing migrants have?
A chaotic system involving the Department of Justice, the Department of Integration and the HSE is struggling to cope with increased demand
‘I’m not okay’: 1,676 asylum seekers remain without State accommodation
Some received additional €75 on top of weekly payment of €113.80 to help pay for accommodation
Good timing pays off again for Cecelia Ahern
Paul McGinley pitches up in Ballsbridge; BBC Northern Ireland journalists get good gigs; Sharon Horgan enjoys literary success; and Fianna Fail decides to run new and not so new names
Taoiseach convenes private meeting about Mount Street ‘tented village’
Meeting involving Ministers, gardaí and Dublin City Council agreed on new search for State land to house estimated 200 asylum seekers living in tents in city centre
Palestinians sleeping rough in Dublin face intimidation as 1,758 asylum seekers now homeless
An estimated 200 men now sleeping outside International Protection Office
Who are the main companies involved in providing refugee accommodation in Ireland?
Department of Integration spent €1.49 billion on housing Ukrainian refugees and €640 million on accommodation for international protection applicants in 2023
‘This is for our town’: Ballina locals protest against plans to house families seeking international protection
The Twin Trees Hotel & Leisure Club has offered 33 bedrooms to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for accommodation
Scouting Ireland directors say their removal would be attempt to silence whistleblowers
Donnachadha Reynolds and Jacques Kinane claim ‘integrity’ of child protection standards in the organisation in ‘jeopardy’ due to infighting among directors
Over 20,000 international protection applicants could apply for asylum in Ireland during 2024
Figure for first three months of the year is 75 per cent higher than comparable figure for last year
Strategy to resolve divisive asylum seeker problem shy of joined-up Coalition thinking
Lack of urgency among housing officials and ‘unwillingness to recognise scale of problem’ within housing department cited as a brake on progress
Citywest hotel in Dublin was paid €53.6m to accommodate asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees in 2023
Large hotel groups and companies paid tens of millions in Government contracts to accommodate international protection applicants and Ukrainian refugees
Healthcare staff with voluntary bodies still await pay increases agreed in October
Employers and unions say processing of terms cumbersome, with attempts being made to cut numbers of workers who benefit
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