Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children & Youth Affairs Anne Rabbitte says parents who work shifts or are on zero hours contracts could miss out on the Single Affordable Childcare scheme because of their variable work patterns. “A number of parents have been in touch with my office worried that they will miss out on entitlements […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children & Youth Affairs Anne Rabbitte says thousands of parents across the country will miss out on the Single Affordable Childcare scheme because their childcare providers are not signed up to the scheme. “I have had parents coming to me frustrated and disappointed because the crèche that their child is enrolled […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children & Youth Affairs Anne Rabbitte has called on the Government to start examining options outside of its Rebuilding Ireland initiative if it’s to effectively tackle the homelessness crisis. The latest census data reveals that there were 896 families with 1,720 children classified as homeless on census night last year. Deputy […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children & Youth Affairs Anne Rabbitte has expressed concern at the findings of recent HIQA reports on foster care services in the Galway/Roscommon and Kerry service areas. “These reports looked at specific services in the foster care area but worryingly, these services were found to be lacking and non-compliant with best […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs has called on Minister Zappone to explain how she plans to support Tusla, following the agency’s claim that it will be negatively impacted by the introduction of mandatory reporting. “We completely support the introduction of mandatory reporting, which is part of the Children First legislation. However, introducing […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children & Youth Affairs, Anne Rabbitte, has welcomed the announcement of the 2017 Youth Capital Programme, but is questioning the Minister’s assertion that it is a brand new scheme. “Minister Zappone seems to be pretending that this capital programme is an entirely new source of funding for youth organisations, when in […]
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