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Ladies and Gentlemen, Ensuring the mental health and wellbeing of our young people is one of the greatest challenges we face...

At its meeting today (27/07/2016) the Government agreed to a request from the Mother and Baby Homes Commission to extend the time frame for the publication of two of the three reports it is preparing...

Extra support workers and new accommodation for vulnerable teenagers will be some of the child focussed measures to be introduced as part of the National Action Plan on Housing and Homelessnes, according to the Minister...

Dr Katherine Zappone, TD has today announced that more than €6.5m in capital funding has been allocated through the Department of Children...

Hundreds of children and young people will attend a special ceremonial event at Áras an Uachtaráin today (Wednesday 15th June) to remember the 40...

Minister Zappone today welcomed the findings of the Health Information and Quality Authority’s 2015 overview report of their independent inspections of Tusla run children’s services...

Dr Katherine Zappone TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs will today (30 May 2016) attend the Council meeting of Ministers for Youth in Brussels. Ministers will debate the role of youth policy and the youth sector in developing an integrated approach to support youth in their identity development...

Dr. James Reilly, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, has today announced that the Government has approved the publication of the Adoption...

Dr James Reilly, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, has today signed new Child Care Regulations (the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services)...

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr James Reilly, today announced the reform of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Higher Capitation model to support capacity building and quality...