Private residential care is inspected by Tusla - Child and Family Agency. It needs to be inspected by HIQA but the responsibility for this legal changes lies with Roderic O’Gorman TD and Stephen Donnelly. The Minister for Health handles amendments to HIQA's governing act.

Important report showing the growing numbers of children needing placements and the challenges Tusla - Child and Family Agency faces finding placements. There’s a need to review why the same numbers aren’t coming through as foster carers. Voluntary residential providers could also play a bigger role.

Europe hosts the biggest dump of child abuse images; algorithms continue to direct children and young people towards hate and harmful content; bullying is blighting children’s lives. Our #OnlineSafety hustings with Dublin MEP candidates will grapple with these issues. Join us!

Join us next Tuesday, 14 May for our #EUHustings event on #OnlineSafety for children and young people. #EE24

Register to book your place: bit.ly/4dkFMLb and have your voice heard in this important debate!

Good to see the school books programme continue to be rolled out. This programme has made a significant difference to families on low incomes and helps with the cost of living. Norma Foley T.D Department of Education Children's Rights Alliance

Great piece by @samdoak5. We need more of this type of journalism.

Congrats on your many achievements and pioneering work Piaras Mac Éinrí in geography, refugee and migration studies. New Geography UCC

Two important follow-on reports from HIQA on Tusla - Child and Family Agency services for separated children. Ireland experienced a 500% increase in numbers of children seeking protection unaccompanied.

Ellen Coyne: Poisonous ideology is casting politicians as enemies of the people buff.ly/3y62lTD

Two important follow-on reports from HIQA on Tusla - Child and Family Agency services for separated children. Ireland experienced a 500% increase in numbers of children seeking protection unaccompanied.

Secure accommodation and the establishment of a new guardianship service to work with minors on a daily basis is the key to prevent separated children and unaccompanied minors from going missing.

What an inspirational list! 30 Irish lesbian trailblazers who have paved the way for a better Ireland gcn.ie/irish-lesbian-…

This is a new low in Irish politics. So sorry to hear what happened to Helen McEntee TD and her family.

Do sufficient Garda resources go towards this work? We are looking at some of the worst offences being committed against children. Over 25 Irish 'child abuse material victims' identified rte.ie/news/ireland/2… via RTÉ

Death of Aoife Johnston (16) at UHL ruled medical misadventure by coroner independent.ie/irish-news/dea…

Thank you to our speakers, Helen Stalford and Mo Sykes and our co-chairs Paddy Kelly Children's Law Centre (CLC) and Tanya Ward Children's Rights Alliance for participating in the launch of #ListenUp

📚You can download both publications on our website here: bit.ly/3w6OMTA

Some interesting case studies in the #ListenUp report

Read full report here: bit.ly/4bbMHog

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This report is a wakeup call. There is a huge increase in poor mental health and a rise in homophobia and transphobia. The community is increasingly unsafe in Irish society. ‘Stark deterioration’ in mental health within LGBTQ+ community, researchers say irishtimes.com/ireland/social…

This report is a wakeup call. There is a huge increase in poor mental health and a rise in homophobia and transphobia. The community is increasingly unsafe in Irish society. ‘Stark deterioration’ in mental health within LGBTQ+ community, researchers say irishtimes.com/ireland/social…

Students calling out the Points Race, poor development of critical thinking and stress. Leaving Cert Reform currently fails to address all of these issues. ‘Too many of us are stressed and losing sleep’: Students explain why school needs to change irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…