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Tusla paid €72m to third-party providers of children’s emergency accommodation

One provider received more than €17.2m in 2024 and was paid a further €3.4m in the first quarter of this year

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Cork County Council likely to ban smoking and vaping at all its amenity areas

<p>Children’s Health Ireland CEO Lucy Nugent arriving for the Joint committee on Health to answer questions on the treatment of children with Dysplasia and Scoliosis. She said its legal advice remains not to publish a report from 2021. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos</p>

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'Trust is broken': Committee hears of calamity and failures by CHI over children's surgery controversy

Government should shoulder payroll costs in childcare sector, Oireachtas committee told

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Government should shoulder payroll costs in childcare sector, Oireachtas committee told

CHI going through 'a time of reset', Oireachtas committee to hear

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CHI going through 'a time of reset', Oireachtas committee to hear

Assessment of need reform 'not code for taking away the right to it', says HSE chief

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Assessment of need reform 'not code for taking away the right to it', says HSE chief

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EU accuses China’s AliExpress of ‘systemic failure’ over illegal goods

Regulators say online retailer failing to do enough to prevent sale of unsafe children’s toys, among other items

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

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Back-to-school payments to be extended to children in foster care

Cabinet to consider extending clothing and footwear allowance to families in receipt of Foster Care Allowance

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

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Social media: Irish and French ministers press for Europe-wide age rule to protect children

Ireland's media minister Patrick O'Donovan and French digital affairs minister Clara Chappaz have called on the European Commission to enforce age verification

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

TD slams CHI for not publishing full version of critical report

TD slams CHI for not publishing full version of critical report

David Cullinane said while the identity of those contributing to the report should be confidential where appropriate, it 'should not be used as an excuse to keep details of the report under wraps'

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

HSE Temple Street spinal surgery review

CHI only published summary of critical report

Children’s Health Ireland has also defended its decision not to discuss some of the report's findings with families

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

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Social media firms to be hauled before media minister

Calls grow for tech companies to introduce age verification for users

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

CHI chief executive 'dismayed' to be accused of misleading PAC

CHI chief executive 'dismayed' to be accused of misleading PAC

Lucy Nugent's comment comes after PAC chairman John Brady said he had 'strong views' about the possibility the Oireachtas committee could have been misled

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

Disability activist Cara Darmody claims law being broken as children 'left to rot' on waiting lists

Disability activist Cara Darmody claims law being broken as children 'left to rot' on waiting lists

A schoolgirl who has held protests outside the Dáil for better autism services has claimed the Government is "blatantly" breaking the law and "permanently damaging children".

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Child-related benefits keep over 150,000 children out of poverty, ESRI report finds

Child-related benefits keep over 150,000 children out of poverty, ESRI report finds

The report comes one day after the child poverty monitor found that the number of children in consistent poverty rose by 45,000

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

HSE Temple Street spinal surgery review

‘Confused, angry’ families seek advice against CHI over surgery fears

Lawyer Johan Verbruggen said new files have been set up for six more families, with at least four others making inquires

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

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S Fergus Finlay: The Constitution must protect dignity as a right, not just an aspiration

Ireland demands loyalty from citizens but offers little in return — especially for children with special needs and the elderly

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

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Denise Charlton: Child poverty must not be our shameful legacy

Almost 5,000 children in emergency accommodation and 230,000 in material deprivation. Something has gone badly wrong

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

Parents finding it harder to look away from scandals at CHI — if they ever could

Parents finding it harder to look away from scandals at CHI — if they ever could

The series of scandals is now threatening trust between parents and healthcare workers, as well as between staff and their employer, writes Niamh Griffin

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

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Hip surgery becoming necessary for many children 'due to late diagnosis' amid lack of screening

'Worrying' gaps in care for children with hip dysplasia raised in 2017 and again in 2024 have still not been addressed

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Screening to help babies avoid hip dysplasia surgery still not in place, eight years on

Screening to help babies avoid hip dysplasia surgery still not in place, eight years on

The national screening programme proposed by a HSE steering group in 2017 was not set up. Now a consultant says 'we have no idea what the national rate of late diagnosis is' as a result

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

HSE 'fully committed' to developing primary care centre on council-owned car park in Killarney

HSE 'fully committed' to developing primary care centre on council-owned car park in Killarney

Questions raised over the fact the HSE owns a number of sites and property in Killarney which are vacant or about to be vacated

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

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NTPF 'should be audited' amid allegations of misuse of CHI funds

Alan Kelly says a probe is needed to discover 'where the money has gone, who has benefited, in what sectors, and over what duration of time'

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

How Cork City Council can move on from its robotrees fiasco

How Cork City Council can move on from its robotrees fiasco

The local authority should apologise for wasting taxpayers' money — and learn to listen to experts when considering matters beyond its own expertise, writes John Sodeau

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Report into CHI waiting list will be referred to An Garda Síochána

Report into CHI waiting list will be referred to An Garda Síochána

It is believed that the 2021 report found that treatment for seriously ill children was delayed, and that a toxic culture existed in the department under examination

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Call for urgent spend on children's mental health as report shows almost half of teenagers feel 'low'

Call for urgent spend on children's mental health as report shows almost half of teenagers feel 'low'

Two teenagers who spoke at the launch of the report raised similar concerns

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

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S Terry Prone: Average-looking women must work twice as hard to be successful

The fifties model of the acceptable woman was limited and limiting. But probably not as limited and limiting as the current decade

Mon, 02 Jun, 2025

'No faith in the system' as mother waits year for epilepsy drug inquiry

'No faith in the system' as mother waits year for epilepsy drug inquiry

Families told last year that an inquiry into prescribing of epilepsy medicine containing Valproate to pregnant women would begin 'within weeks' but there is still no sign of it starting

Mon, 02 Jun, 2025

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Limerick residents alarmed over 'prevalence' of open drug use in city

Unsafe needles found near school grounds

Mon, 02 Jun, 2025

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Ireland facing dentist shortage as training places stagnate for nearly 30 years

Despite rising demand and a growing population, the number of dentistry training places in Ireland has barely changed in decades

Sat, 31 May, 2025

Plans to subsume CHI into HSE would have 'no clear benefits'

Plans to subsume CHI into HSE would have 'no clear benefits'

Irish Voluntary Healthcare Association CEO Mo Flynn said the process would not be supported by the voluntary hospital network

Wed, 28 May, 2025

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TD calls for suspensions in light of CHI audit of children's hip ops

People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Paul Murphy said those involved in possibly unnecessary procedures should be suspended from carrying out further osteotomies

Tue, 27 May, 2025

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Novel hip dysplasia surgery risks not properly explained, say parents

Ciaran Tansey, a partner with Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP, said parents are worried about how long this might take in reality

Mon, 26 May, 2025

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Gareth O'Callaghan: Cool in 1976, crushed in 2024 — where did teen joy go?

Despite Ireland’s academic excellence, one in three teenagers feel unhappy — and the digital age may be to blame

Sat, 24 May, 2025

Tánaiste takes responsibility following 15th pushback on children's hospital completion

Tánaiste takes responsibility following 15th pushback on children's hospital completion

Speaking in the Dáil, Simon Harris said: 'I am responsible, of course. I am responsible for bringing the proposal to the Cabinet and for recommending we proceed'

Thu, 22 May, 2025

Children's spinal surgeries concerns

CHI boss 'not at liberty' to discuss settlement with former chief executive Eilish Hardiman, PAC told

Lucy Stewart told the Public Accounts Committee she 'wasn't there' when decision was made that Ms Hardiman would retain her €177,000 salary despite moving to a new role

Thu, 22 May, 2025

Ombudsman Muldoon warns Ireland is 'at a crossroads' of what can be achieved for children

Ombudsman Muldoon warns Ireland is 'at a crossroads' of what can be achieved for children

Education remains the most complained about issue

Thu, 22 May, 2025

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Ireland to impose 'heaviest penalties' in Europe on companies that allow children to gamble

Rates of gambling among young Irish people are well above the European average

Wed, 21 May, 2025

People 'automatically go to a place of sympathy' when they hear Down syndrome

People 'automatically go to a place of sympathy' when they hear Down syndrome

Cork mother Danielle Hayes says the subsidised Down Syndrome Centre has played a hugely supportive role in her daughters’ lives but is surprised about the lack of public awareness around the condition

Wed, 21 May, 2025

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'Under-recognised' foetal alcohol spectrum disorder a 'silent epidemic'

It is estimated that approximately 600 babies are born each year in Ireland with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Ireland ranked third out of 187 countries for prevalence of the disorder

Wed, 21 May, 2025

Report 'provides roadmap' for overhaul of special care system

Report 'provides roadmap' for overhaul of special care system

Recommendations include increased capacity in residential and foster care, and development of legal strategy for special care

Tue, 20 May, 2025

Cara Darmody

Families and frontline staff must be consulted about assessment of need problems

Pervasive and abject policy failure across our disability sector is causing immense suffering to many families

Mon, 19 May, 2025

Cara's fund: Government 'must clear backlog of assessments for children with disabilities'

Cara's fund: Government 'must clear backlog of assessments for children with disabilities'

Sinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats, People Before Profit, and Independent Ireland demand urgent funding to clear AON backlog to coincide with Cara Dermody's vigil

Thu, 15 May, 2025

Boy who sued CHI after brain injury settles case with €2m interim payment

Boy who sued CHI after brain injury settles case with €2m interim payment

Evan McCurry will also get €250,000 a year for the next four years as part of the settlement against Children’s Health Ireland

Thu, 15 May, 2025

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Dentists warn of 'clear divide' between people accessing private dentistry and those in public care

Children and adults with disabilities waiting for care under general anesthesia face delays of two years or more

Thu, 15 May, 2025

Parents go abroad for answers Government won't give them about children’s hip surgery, Dáil hears

Parents go abroad for answers Government won't give them about children’s hip surgery, Dáil hears

Pearse Doherty tells Dáil of one mother who contacted Children’s Health Ireland 30 times in five weeks and heard nothing until her solicitor got involved

Thu, 15 May, 2025

Children's spinal surgeries concerns

Former CHI chief kept €177k salary after taking up new role

CHI faces public scrutiny after settling with ex-CEO — Eilish Hardiman — to retain her €177k salary and losing €250k in claims.

Thu, 15 May, 2025

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Online application service for Domiciliary Care Allowance now available

More than 58,000 families are currently in receipt of the payment

Wed, 14 May, 2025

HSE Temple Street spinal surgery review

Audit of unnecessary child hip operations expected by the end of next week

Government accused of not controlling the controversy

Wed, 14 May, 2025

Patrick O'Brien

New file shows State ignored warnings as convicted rapist and ‘psychotic’ wife adopted child

Despite clear psychiatric warnings and knowledge of abuse, the State allowed Fiona Doyle’s parents to adopt another child

Wed, 14 May, 2025