Organisation: Helping Hands

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Adoption body got €200k HSE grant in spite of reporting errors

The HSE gave an adoption agency €200,000 this year despite being told in a report that the agency had misreported HSE grant money in financial statements between 2007 and 2010.

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HSE gave funds to unaccredited adoption agency

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HSE paid €200k year after Vietnam adoption agreement ends

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Vietnam ‘eager’ to resume adoptions with Ireland

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The waiting game

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Independent bodies to take over adoption assessments

Scandals at home and abroad have shaken board

THE Adoption Board has been at the centre of a number of scandals concerning how domestic and foreign adoptions have been carried out since adoption was made legal in 1952.

Sat, 14 Aug, 2010

‘Things like this don’t happen to me,’ says modest Mum of the Year Maureen

GIVEN the demanding schedule she sets herself, it’s a wonder Maureen O’Connell gave herself a long enough break to make it to the finals of the Woman’s Way/John West Mum of the Year contest.

Tue, 22 Jun, 2010

Report aims to clear adoption group of impropriety

ADOPTION agency Helping Hands, currently under investigation by the Adoption Board in relation to fees it charges people to adopt from Vietnam, has issued a report clearing the agency of any impropriety.

Wed, 09 Jun, 2010

Anger as Government bans Vietnam adoptions

THE Government has “slammed the door in the face” of young couples attempting to adopt by suspending services from Vietnam.

Fri, 15 Jan, 2010

20 Irish couples still waiting to adopt Vietnamese children

NO time scale has been set for the processing of 20 adoptions agreed between the Irish and Vietnamese authorities.

Wed, 30 Dec, 2009

AdoptionIreland calls for resignation of Adoption Board member

AdoptionIreland has today called for the resignation Sharon O'Driscoll from the Adoption Board, claiming that a conflict of interest exists.

Tue, 06 Jun, 2006