Small increases to various benefits ‘all helps’, but no big change overall

€10-a-week increase in all core payments from January

Sligo mother of three wants to see ‘more strategic thinking’ in Minister’s long-term plan for childcare

Robert Walker, who lives alone in north Dublin, struggles with energy bills, and especially running electric storage heaters

States must also provide adequate income support and accessible, high-quality services, says OECD report

Contracts with hotels housing more than 4,000 Ukrainians end next month, while private host payments end in March

Parents, homeowners, professionals, farmers, healthcare workers and people with disabilities discuss their priorities

Dylan Coady-Coleman could not see approaching vehicle and the driver could not see him due to parked cars, court told

Report says demographic change will put increasing pressure on family carers and formal care services

Latest data shows Dublin’s emergency accommodation population reached 12,429 last month

More than 5,800 children in 2,800 families among those in emergency accommodation

Payment seen in Department of Social Protection as ‘first step’ in acknowledging additional costs people with disabilities face

Government approach will ‘do nothing’ to prevent similar tragedies, children’s care alliance says

Eighteen child victims of trafficking were identified in the State last year, but none were born in Ireland

Case study: Mother and daughter were both struggling with mental health issues and sought help from Barnardos