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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has expressed his condolences to the people of New York following the terror attack in Manhattan...

Eleven lone children of the migrant crisis are undergoing assessment for an opportunity to restart their lives in Ireland, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone has...

The Programme Support Payment (non-contact time payment) for administrative and non-face-to-face work with children was first introduced as a measure in Budget 2017. €14.5 million...

Tusla – Child and Family Agency will be investing an additional €5.0m into its Family Resource Centre Programme between now and the end of 2018...

The safety and welfare of children, staff and parents should be carefully considered by each service before they decide on service resumption...

Katherine Zappone TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has announced extra funding of €73m for children, youth services and families, bringing the total investment by her Department to...

Katherine Zappone TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs today welcomed the signing of the Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016 by the President in to law...

I welcome this opportunity to address the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs on foster care services in Ireland. I pay close attention to the work of this...

I am very pleased to meet with the Committee this morning to provide an update on the measures, which are being put in place to make childcare more affordable for families from September...

Katherine Zappone TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has today (7 July 2017) published her Departments first monthly update on issues relating to Mother and Baby Homes...