Dublin Simon hopes revamped board will end infightingThe Dublin Simon Community has elected a 12-member board in a move which members hope will conclude a period of division and …Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Date for residency applications extendedThe Department of Justice is to extend a deadline for the acceptance of documents relating to residency applications for non-…Fri Mar 18 2005 - 00:00
Another migrant child goes missing from careA 16-year-old Georgian girl has become the 58th migrant child to disappear from health board care in just over a year.Fri Mar 18 2005 - 00:00
Brennan's Budget plans to aid child povertyMinister for Social and Family Affairs Séamus Brennan is planning to introduce a number of measures in the Budget aimed at supporting…Wed Mar 16 2005 - 00:00
Nursing homes plan to improve standardsNursing homes in the public and private sector are taking part in a pilot project aimed at improving standards of care and accommodation…Tue Mar 15 2005 - 00:00
UN report urges review of work permits systemThe UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has called on the Government to consider issuing work permits directly…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Father of autistic four urges review of servicesThe father of four autistic children who were taken into State care has called for a "root and branch" review of health services…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Jewish buildings hit by graffiti attacksAnti-racism groups yesterday expressed concern at a recent rise in anti-Semitic graffiti outside buildings of importance to the…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Judge says five children can be returned to their parentsFive children who were taken into State care a week ago were last night due to be reunited with their parents in Kells, Co Meath…Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Home denies breaching regulationsA Dublin nursing home administered drugs to a number of patients without prescriptions or authorisation from a doctor, a court…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Parents of children agree to psychiatric assessmentThe parents of four autistic children who health authorities have sought to put in State care said last night they had been asked…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Family 'devastated' at move to take children into careHealth workers last night sought to put the four autistic children of a Co Meath couple in State care against the wishes of their…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Parents face weekend without their childrenA father and mother have been left "devastated" after health authorities sought to place their children in State careSat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Southern Health Board used debt agency to collect feesA health board used a debt collection firm to recoup money from people with medical cards who were illegally charged for long…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
A high voltage topic for frustrated parentsThe big issues No 4 - childcare: Michelle Cassidy, owner of Sticky Fingers creche in Sallins, Co Kildare, is acutely aware of…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Official stance on Traveller ethnicity defended to UNThe Government yesterday defended its decision not to recognise Travellers as an ethnic minority before the Geneva-based UN Committee…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Refusal to send autistic boy abroad challengedA health board has refused to send a 14-year-old autistic boy with severe behavioural problems abroad for treatment because it…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
President hosts forum on suicideHealth professionals and voluntary groups need to work together to share knowledge and expertise in helping to prevent rising…Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
Fahey to face UN on race issuesThe Government will be asked tomorrow to explain why it has not recognised Travellers as an ethnic minority when it is questioned…Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Patients to play a greater role in mental health serviceConsultation The State's mental health watchdog aims to give patients a greater say in the treatment of their psychiatric problems…Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
Illegal charges continued even after reviewThousands of older people and medical-card holders continued to be illegally charged for long-stay care in nursing homes and …Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
New agency to deal with all immigration mattersThe Government is planning to establish a new "one-stop shop" service which will process all asylum applications, work permits…Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
Demand for €2,000 payments to be 'separate'Lawyers representing elderly people who had their pensions illegally deducted to pay for their nursing home care are expected…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Authority calls for more State support for carersThe Government needs to support the thousands of unpaid carers across the State by investing more in welfare benefits for carers…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Decision on nursing home payments due todayThe Cabinet is expected to decide today on how much money the State will pay to older people who had their pensions illegally…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
Suicide experts say level of funding inadequateExperts on suicide have called on the Government to urgently increase spending on mental health to help to reverse the rising…Mon Feb 21 2005 - 00:00
Warning over health risks of arthritis drugsThe Irish Medicines Board (IMB) is to issue a warning to GPs about a range of painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs amid growing…Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
'People our age never express themselves'When Dan Healy's best friend killed himself at the age of 21, he and his friends suddenly felt plunged into a world of fear and…Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
Concern over immigrants' detentionImmigrant support groups have expressed concern that hundreds of people are being committed to jail under immigration laws for…Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
Minister to replace allowance for lone parentsThe Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Brennan, is planning to replace the lone-parents allowance with a "family friendly…Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
'Goodwill' payments for 20,000 who had pensions deductedAround 20,000 older people with medical cards who had their pensions illegally deducted to pay for their care in long-stay public…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Walsh distances himself from comments made by MyersDr Edward Walsh, president emeritus of the University of Limerick, has distanced himself from comments by an Irish Times columnist…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Row over lone parent commentsTDs and child support groups yesterday criticised comments by Irish Times columnist, Kevin Myers, that the welfare system was…Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
Major changes to disability legislation urgedUp to 700 disabled people, their families and carers last night called on the Government to make significant amendments to the…Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
Manning to chair Disability Bill protest meetingHundreds of disabled people and campaigners will meet in the RDS, Dublin, today to call for the redrafting or rejection of the…Tue Feb 08 2005 - 00:00
Payments for elderly care vary widelySubvention rates for older people who cannot afford the full cost of private nursing home care vary dramatically in different…Mon Feb 07 2005 - 00:00
IWA chief launches case over dismissalThe chief executive of the Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) has opened High Court proceedings to prevent his dismissal as head…Sat Feb 05 2005 - 00:00
Lack of recognition 'demeans' TravellersTravellers have claimed that the Government's refusal to acknowledge them as a minority ethnic group is fuelling racism and discrimination…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Family await proposals about autistic sonThe parents of a 14-year-old autistic boy with severe behavioural problems say they are still waiting for satisfactory State …Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Groups say employers exploit migrantsEmployers are exploiting migrant workers without fear of being prosecuted due to the small number of State labour inspectors, …Thu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
Simon board to resign after e.g.m. voteThe directors of Dublin Simon Community will resign following a no-confidence vote during an extraordinary general meeting last…Thu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
Rent supplement rules to be easedRules restricting access to the rent supplement, one of the most controversial of the so-called "savage 16" welfare cuts, will…Mon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Concern over variations in use of electroshock treatmentPsychiatric patients are four times more likely to receive controversial electroshock treatment in some health board areas than…Mon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Still feeling effects of ECT years after treatmentStrapped to a bed, Joan remembers being wheeled into the small room of the psychiatric hospital, a nurse placing electrodes on…Mon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Taoiseach outlines strategy to counter racismIreland's first national action plan on racism will help the country's transition towards a modern and multicultural society, …Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
NGOs want to see clear targetsOrganisations campaigning for minority groups yesterday questioned whether the Government's national action plan would result…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
Money difficulties undermine Irish lifestyle, study showsThe majority of Irish people feel their lifestyle has not improved in recent years due to the rising cost of living, according…Thu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
Migrant workers at risk of poverty due to welfare benefit restrictionsGovernment restrictions on welfare benefits for non-Irish citizens are placing migrant workers at risk of poverty and homelessness…Thu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
Simon to set up midlands service to cater for 300 homeless peopleThe Simon Community will announce plans today to establish a service in the midlands to help meet the needs of an estimated 300…Mon Jan 24 2005 - 00:00
Funding urged as suicide claims more lives than road accidentsMore people die as a result of suicide than in road accidents each year, yet far more is spent on road safety campaigns compared…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
