The Court of Appeal has found provisions of the Social Welfare Act which prevented child benefit payments to an Irish citizen child living in direct provision until her mother got residency here are unconstitutional.

The President of the High Court has directed that the education minister allocate four hours and 15 minutes of additional resource hours weekly to schools where two children with Down syndrome are attending.

A mother of three children with autism has brought a High Court action arising out of the social protection minister’s refusal to pay her the domiciliary care allowance in respect of her youngest child, Éadaoin, 2.