In July 2015 The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs published the General Scheme and Heads of The Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015. Provisions contained in the Bill will give adopted people a legal right to information about their birth parents. Article 8 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child … Read more

On the 2nd July 2015 entitlement to One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) ends where the youngest child has reached 7 years. Approximately 31,850 lone parents in receipt of OFP will no longer be eligible for OFP from July 2015. Over the coming months the Department of Social Protection will send out letters to parents informing them of … Read more