# parents - Friday 13 May, 2022
# Cost Of Childcare
# Cost Of Childcare
A new report finds that the average weekly fee nationally per child for full day childcare is €186.84.
# parents - Sunday 24 April, 2022
# Capping Fees
Childcare fees will be capped at September 2021 levels if a deal can be done on pay and conditions. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says increased subsidies should be used to reduce costs considerably for parents. Government believes a reduction in the cost of childcare 'will help with cost of living'.
# parents - Saturday 12 March, 2022
# Reunited
From The42
# Reunited
Finlay Bealham shared a special moment with his family at Twickenham.
# parents - Tuesday 15 February, 2022
# Waiting Lists
# Waiting Lists
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said “far too many” children are waiting too long for orthopaedic surgery
# parents - Wednesday 8 December, 2021
# Storm Barra
# Storm Barra
Schools are closed in 12 counties today.
# parents - Saturday 27 November, 2021
# Delay
Parents are paying private companies more than twice the going rate to get birth certs for their children, Órla Ryan reports There are long delays in registering children's births in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow This is having a knock-on effect on them being issued with birth certs and applying for social welfare benefits
# parents - Sunday 3 October, 2021
# Newborns
Delays are due to the summer's cyber attack on the HSE, Aoife Barry reports Parents have been reporting delays of two to three months for registration Fears for vulnerable parents who can't access child benefit due to the delay
# parents - Saturday 28 August, 2021
# Joining The Dots
Every year, tens of thousands of parents around the country seek out childcare, but many say it has become an increasingly difficult search. We asked readers to share their experiences and struggles with childcare in Ireland. Here are their stories, collected by Lauren Boland.
# parents - Thursday 26 August, 2021
# Get In Touch
# Get In Touch
We want to piece together the picture of what finding childcare looks like in Ireland – here’s how you can take part.
# parents - Sunday 25 July, 2021
# Back To School
# Back To School
Minister Norma Foley said the return of children to the classroom for the new school term is a priority.
# parents - Sunday 21 March, 2021
# Pregnancy
# Pregnancy
The legislation is due to be reviewed this year.
# parents - Tuesday 16 March, 2021
# Flu Season
# Flu Season
The flu vaccine was free for children in Ireland for the first time in 2020.
# parents - Thursday 18 February, 2021
# Canvassing
Timetable to begin from Wednesday 9 June Sanctions for grade lobbying could include barring students form exams Reopening of schools likely to begin with LC students and young children
# parents - Friday 22 January, 2021
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
The boy, known as John, suffered a devastating brain injury in road crash in 2020.
# parents - Thursday 21 January, 2021
# Parents
# Parents
Schools for children with special educational needs were due to re-open today.
# parents - Friday 8 January, 2021
# Pregnancy
# Pregnancy
Some hospitals adapted their visiting restrictions for difficult situations such as pregnancy loss, stillbirth and unexpected complications.
# parents - Tuesday 1 December, 2020
# Children's Rights
# Children's Rights
Over 6,000 children are currently overdue an assessment of their needs.
# parents - Wednesday 7 October, 2020
# Services Cut
# Services Cut
Day services have only reopened at 40% capacity.
# parents - Monday 28 September, 2020
# Vaccination
# Vaccination
“The flu vaccine is one of the safest vaccines we have, it’s one of the oldest vaccines we have,” a GP said.
# parents - Wednesday 24 June, 2020
# Concerned Parents
# Concerned Parents
A quarter of parents are either “very” or “extremely” concerned about their children’s mental health.
# parents - Wednesday 10 June, 2020
# Childcare
# Childcare
A €75 million funding package has been announced.
# parents - Wednesday 11 December, 2019
# New Sex Ed Plan
# New Sex Ed Plan
The minister said the ethos of the school is central to any curriculum and will be protected.
# parents - Sunday 10 November, 2019
# Smartphones
# Smartphones
Parents and teachers need to be better equipped to talk to young people about sex and relationships, Noeline Blackwell has said.
# parents - Monday 21 October, 2019
# Equality
# Equality
The protest was held this afternoon outside the Department of Health building in Dublin.
# parents - Monday 7 October, 2019
# New Parents
# New Parents
New legislation will provide for extra paid leave for each parent of a child who is born, or adopted, from 1 November 2019.
# parents - Saturday 28 September, 2019
# Budget 2020
# Budget 2020
A tax-free threshold on transfers between parents and their children currently stands at €320,000.
# parents - Wednesday 14 August, 2019
# Your Say
# Your Say
Parents can be asked to pay between €60 to €115.
# parents - Thursday 1 August, 2019
# Back To School
# Back To School
That’s according to the Barnardos School Costs Survey, published today.
# parents - Thursday 25 July, 2019
# Unpaid Leave
# Unpaid Leave
This will increase the unpaid parental leave from 18 weeks to 22 weeks from 1 September 2019.
# parents - Saturday 4 May, 2019
# Family First
From The42
# Family First
A look through Leanne Kiernan’s rise to the top, through the highs and the lows, ahead of today’s FA Cup final.
# parents - Monday 15 April, 2019
# Michigan
# Michigan
The 40-year-old man’s father told him he had done him a favour by getting rid of his 12 boxes of films and magazines.
# parents - Wednesday 13 March, 2019
# Family Courts
# Family Courts
An Oireachtas committee will today hear from various interest groups about proposals to reform the family law system.
# parents - Sunday 3 March, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
Philippa Perry writes about how not to shut children down, which might only encourage them not to talk to you about big and small things.
# parents - Saturday 16 February, 2019
# Careday19
# Careday19
A number of young people shared their experiences yesterday and said they want to erase the stigma attached to being in the care system.
# parents - Friday 11 January, 2019
# Parenting
# Parenting
The changes will resolve a number of difficulties in the registration of donor assisted births.
# parents - Tuesday 9 October, 2018
# Budget 2019
# Budget 2019
The measure will be introduced from November 2019.
# parents - Wednesday 26 September, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
Bookseller Lorraine Levis advises parents on how to raise a book-loving child in a screen-loving era.
# parents - Monday 3 September, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
The desire to protect and care for your child is indescribable, writes Eric Nolan. And that means doing your best to keep them safe.
# parents - Wednesday 29 August, 2018
# Jastine Valdez
# Jastine Valdez
Jastine was abducted and murdered by Mark Hennessy in May of this year.
# parents - Monday 25 June, 2018
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
It is paid at a rate of €125 for children aged 4-11 and €250 for children aged 12 years and over.
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