Dr Katherine Zappone TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, has today announced €1.74 million in grants for 128 targeted staff-led youth projectsand services across the country to fund small capital projects. The grants approved, support purchases of equipment and small scale projects, including the upgrade...
"I have decided today that funding of Scouting Ireland will be suspended for as long as the current Board of Directors remains in place. I was very concerned to learn of recent events, particularly the vote taken at the Board meeting on Saturday 22nd September to...
Putting Ireland top of the class for school completion ‘Joined up Educational Welfare Services will deliver for children, young people and families’ The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone, has announced plans for continuing and building upon the work in creating a joined up...
Children, parents and providers are set to benefit from improvements to the free pre-school ECCE scheme from this September. Childcare providers throughout the country will receive an increase of 7% in their capitation payments for the ECCE preschool programme in September. Childcare providers to receive 7% increase...
Minister Katherine Zappone opened the inaugural meeting at Government Buildings of the Collaborative Forum to facilitate dialogue and action on issues of concern to former residents of Mother and Baby Homes....
More children receiving government funded childcare than ever before Numbers availing of early years care and education schemes exceed 200,000 for the first time New universal subsidy has now benefitted the families of more than 38,000 children, whilst a further 45,000 children aged up to...
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone, has today confirmed that she will restore funding to Scouting Ireland for three months after receiving commitments to implement recommendations of an Independent Review. Following publicity surrounding an incident of alleged sexual assault, and of concerns...
In Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity On Friday 8th December we will be celebrating the first International Human Rights Day (Dec 10th) with recognition of Traveller ethnicity. If you do not already have a Traveller ethnicity pin (pictured above) and would like to join our pin promotion please contact...
Time to prepare for grant applications 2018 I am delighted to announce that there will be an Early Years and a School Age Childcare Capital Programme in 2018. The purpose of this announcement is to alert childcare services about the upcoming programme and give time to...
Major child policies will be delivered before Christmas As Minister for Children and Youth Affairs I have remained laser focused and committed on delivering for children, young people and families in recent days – and that remains the case. In the coming weeks major policies will...