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Babies don’t need mum at home for a year. They need her for three

WE are meant to be entering a new era by preparing Ireland’s first Early Years Strategy, but we’re telling ourselves porkies writes Victoria White

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Concern over lack of support for poorer students

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€120m home care scheme suffering from flaws: report

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Call for review of child literacy policies

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Report: Low-skilled to be worst hit in slowdown

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Low-skilled will be worst-hit in economic slowdown

Government under fire for arts promotion failure

THE National Economic and Social Forum has criticised the Government for failing to promote the arts to all sections of the community.

Fri, 23 Mar, 2007

Ireland one of the most unequal societies, study finds

THE Equality Authority is to spearhead a new drive to ensure greater equality in the workplace, particularly for women.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2006

NESF warns about pitfalls of migrant labour reliance

A leading government think-tank has warned about the dangers of relying on immigrant labour to maintain economic growth.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2006

Wealthy Ireland 'an unequal society'

Ireland has become one of the most unequal countries in the developed world, Government advisers warned today.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2006

Irish 'spend least on caring for elderly'

The State needs to spend an extra €500m each year on community care for older people, it was claimed today.

Mon, 30 Jan, 2006

Plea over free pre-schooling for children

The Government must move to ensure every child in the country is given a year’s free pre-schooling following a major new study on childcare, it was warned today.

Mon, 26 Sep, 2005

Report urges early education overhaul

RADICAL changes are needed to address serious shortcomings in the education and care of Ireland’s youngest citizens, a Government advisory body has warned.

Mon, 26 Sep, 2005

Childcare report - Chance for landmark in social history

There can be no argument with the National Economic Social Forum (NESF) describing as very inadequate the implementation of policy on childcare, and as markedly insufficient the financial investment in the education and care of younger citizens.

Mon, 26 Sep, 2005

Call for tax relief for nursing home fees

A major economic research group is calling on the Government to introduce new tax relief benefits to families paying for nursing home care for their relatives.

Sat, 24 Sep, 2005

Parties ready to fire first volleys of next election

THE countdown to the next general election begins in earnest today with Fianna Fáil meeting to discuss strategy and Fine Gael and Labour launching their first shared policy document.

Mon, 05 Sep, 2005

Charity demands action on childcare provision

The Government must act immediately on the findings of a new report on Early Childhood Care and Education, a leading charity demanded today.

Wed, 15 Jun, 2005

Report indicts Government for failing to improve services to elderly

GOVERNMENT departments have failed to improved their services to older people, even when it can be done for free.

Tue, 30 Sep, 2003

Workers ‘frustrated’ at politicians’ handling of housing crisis

WORKERS are desperately looking to the trade union movement to sort out the housing crisis, a SIPTU official claimed yesterday.

Fri, 02 May, 2003

Survey shows high rate of early school-leaving

Almost 3,400 pupils leave school every year without any formal qualifications, according to a survey by the National Economic and Social Forum.

Mon, 22 Apr, 2002

Study shows high rate of early school leaving

Almost 3,400 pupils leave school every year without any formal qualifications, according to a survey by the National Economic and Social Forum.

Mon, 22 Apr, 2002