Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Anne Rabbitte, and Justice Spokesperson, Jim O’ Callaghan, have condemned the Government for its failure to move on the serious incident review that they announced in March of this year. This review relates to the management of very serious abuse and neglect allegations involving sixteen children in […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children & Youth Affairs Anne Rabbitte has expressed frustration at the lack of childcare supports for middle income families. Today’s budget saw no increase in the universal subsidy rate, leaving middle-income earners with a paltry €1,040 per year grant. Deputy Rabbitte explained, “While I recognise that the income limits have been […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Anne Rabbitte TD has called on Minister Zappone to intervene to ensure flexibility and fair play for children with special needs when using the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme. Deputy Rabbitte was commenting after being contacted by parents of children with special needs who have […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children & Youth Affairs Anne Rabbitte says new figures on waiting times for children are a damning indictment of the Health Minister’s record in office. “It’s simply inexcusable that for example 2,069 children are waiting over a year to see a heart specialist – indeed more than half of them are […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children & Youth Affairs Anne Rabbitte says it’s not feasible for the government to continue to ignore the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission for the establishment of a Digital Safety Commissioner in light of this week’s undercover expose of practices at Facebook. The Channel 4 programme highlighted the social media […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children & Youth Affairs Anne Rabbitte says she’s extremely concerned about the ability of the Child and Family Agency to effectively carry out its work following the publication of a HIQA review of Tusla, which found considerable deficiencies in the way the agency handles child sexual abuse allegations. This review was […]
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