Terms for a full inquiry into the circumstances of how a young intellectually disabled girl remained in a foster home at the centre of abuse allegations are near being finalised.

If only people would do rather than just say. I refer to Fergus Finley’s letter (Irish Examiner, September 30 ) in which he reminds us that “One in ten children in Ireland” are living in low income households and “without access to basic necessities”.

A top comedian backed a campaign today to raise over four million euro to tackle the serious problem of child poverty.