Liveline caller says free contraception not needed as “everybody has an imagination”
“What is wrong with our young people – and I’m not old Joe, I’m a young woman.” Liveline listeners have been left stunned as a woman said that free contraception is not needed in Ireland as “everybody has an imagination”. Many listeners took to Twitter on Wednesday after the caller added that “we don’t all […]
5 years ago
Budget 2022: Free GP care for 6 and 7-year-olds and increased parents leave
Here’s everything parents need to know about Budget 2022. Health Free GP care has been extended to children aged 6 and 7 with the intention to extend it up to the age of 12. Free contraception for women aged 17-25 from next August. €250 million investment in resolving waiting list crisis. Threshold for the drug […]
5 years ago
Budget set to extend National Childcare Scheme to children up to 15
Today is Budget Day. And one of the changes expected to be announced is the inclusion of children up to the age of 15 in the universal payment under the National Childcare Scheme. There are two types of subsidies available under the National Childcare Scheme: a Universal subsidy and an Income Assessed subsidy, and up […]
5 years ago
National Youth Council of Ireland petition Government to properly fund youth work
“They need and deserve real, meaningful support.” More than 3,000 people have signed a National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) petition calling on the Government to properly fund youth work in Budget 2022 and support the rebuilding of youth services in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. A number of young people from Blanchardstown Foróige […]
5 years ago
An extra bank holiday may be on the way as part of this year’s Budget
An extra bank holiday is being proposed as a way of paying back frontline workers. Budget 2022 is just around the corner and it would appear that the Government is already encountering some difficulties with regards to a proposed recognition payment bonus for frontline workers. On Wednesday, both Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar […]
5 years ago