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Education Minister Ruairi Quinn and Children&Youth Affairs Minister Frances Fitzgerald today launched a new Action Plan on Bullying...

Ms. Frances Fitzgerald T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has today welcomed the issue of request for tenders for the construction of the new National Children Detention Facilities (NCDF) at Oberstown, Lusk, Co. Dublin...

A delegation from the Council for Marriage and Family of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, led by Bishop Christopher Jones, met today (Friday 14th December) with Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in her...

The Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton T.D., and Minister Frances Fitzgerald T.D., today, 5 December, announced a new Budget initiative to provide for upwards of 6,000 additional...

The 2013 estimate include an allocation of €443 for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. This represents an increase of €16m over 2012 allocation and consists of €417 million in...

Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has today welcomed the publication of the latest series of research findings from the ‘Growing Up in Ireland’ longitudinal study of children which ...

I am pleased to be here today, on behalf of Minister Shatter, to present the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 to the Seanad...

I welcome the positive result of the Children referendum. It is a historic day for the children of Ireland as it is the first time the Constitution of this Republic will recognise them as citizens in their own right...

Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has today addressed the Comhairle na nÓg National Showcase in Croke Park. This is the first-ever Comhairle na nÓg National Showcase, at which delegates from the 34 local Comhairlí na...

The Minister for Education & Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D. is calling on parents and students in particular to vote in the Children’s Referendum this Saturday 10th November. This is the first time that a referendum vote has taken place on a Saturday and...