Immigrant mothers and babies to move residence after cutbacks

YOUNG immigrant mothers and their babies are to be moved to dedicated apartment-style accommodation with the ending of funding to one hostel in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin next month.

East Coast Area Health Board (ECAHB) said yesterday the scheme for which it gave funding was being wound down.

“We gave one-off funding of 190,000 for this scheme to Barnardos last year. We are giving 140,000 towards it this year.”