Thursday 15 April, 2021
One store has booked in 240 appointments already.
Parents whose children wear splints, known as AFOs, have been having particular issues finding suitable shoes.
Patient confidentiality is one of the cornerstones of the health service, said the HSE boss.
The flu vaccine was free for children in Ireland for the first time in 2020.
News2day editors Avril Hoare and Anne-Marie Smyth outline how the team has broken down the tough issues in the last year.
An estimated 600 to 700 children remain apart from their families.
The Justice Minister said the issue will be resolved “in a matter of weeks”.
A new initiative will be piloted at two locations to intervene in situations where children are being drawn into criminality by adults.
Talks are continuing with unions about the reopening of schools for students with special educational needs.
Four groups, representing 30,00 children, state that remote schooling is not an option for them.
The measures will remain in place until at least the end of January.
The government has asked parents who are not essential workers to keep their children at home.
Creches and childminders can continue to operate as planned.
Parent’s Benefit is a social welfare payment available for employed and self-employed people.
The incorrect claim is being widely shared on social media.
The government released a statement about the Mother and Baby Homes this evening.
“The flu vaccine is one of the safest vaccines we have, it’s one of the oldest vaccines we have,” a GP said.
The period of isolation following onset of symptoms has also been reduced from 14 days to 10 days.
Ireland placed 26th in a ranking of mental health concerns for children and adolescents.
A mixture of excitement and frustration prevailed at one Louth school with classes of 33 pupils as available classrooms lie empty.
Many children, and parents, are anxious about schools reopening.
That’s according to a new study published by DCU researchers.
Women reported being beaten, strangled, burned and raped, and there was a spike in calls during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The report highlights a decline in children’s abilities and skills since the introduction of Covid-19 restrictions.
Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns says it is ‘incredible’ that it does not already exist.
Sinn Féin is going to introduce a motion to the Dáil today calling for 12-week extension to paid maternity leave.
The drug is used to treat SMA which can develop in babies and toddlers and can significantly reduce life expectancy.
Providers say they’ve done everything they can to make things seem normal for children.
A separate study also published by the Lancet examined brain function complications as a result of Covid-19.
The Children’s Ombudsman has written a letter to the three party leaders involved in government formation talks.
A proposal to merge the Department of Children with the Department of Education is being considered.
A €75 million funding package has been announced.
These services will first be made available to children of essential workers and those experiencing poverty or welfare issues.
Karen Clince of Tigers Childcare says there is another way to provide childcare safely, and she has some suggestions.
The scheme has been scrapped after just six providers had applied to take part.
While no link has been formally established to the new coronavirus, scientists believe the Kawasaki disease could be connected.
Wages of thousands of employees working in the childcare sector will be topped up to a maximum of €586 a week.
The pandemic can’t be used as an “excuse to prevent separated parents having contact with their children”, the Law Society says.
The government is to pay a proportion of childcare staff costs during the closure period.
The new streaming service has over 500 films and thousands of television episodes.
