Wednesday 20 January, 2021
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.
The ISPCC said home is not a happy place for all children and they do not have their regular support network in schools anymore.
One experts says that it has not been confirmed yet if children are vectors.
The HSE said parents should be practical in minimising the risk, while allowing some semblance of normality to continue.
Teenagers have previously spoken to TheJournal.ie about the presentations in secondary schools – in one case a group was told condoms fail one in six times.
Thirty-one such devices have been placed on the Irish market, sparking concern among many parents.
The OSCE’s special representative for combating human trafficking said children in foster care or those who came from abusive backgrounds are particularly vulnerable.
The UN called on countries to take immediate action to safeguard childrens’ futures.
That’s according to a new study carried out on 500 children.
