The chief executive of the Children’s Rights Alliance, Tanya Ward, has questioned if the Covid pandemic allowed the child missing in north county Dublin to “slip through the net”.

Deputy Gary Gannon asked Minister Foley the actions being taken in response to the serious incident at Oberstown in which nine staff were injured

A report by the Adoption Authority of Ireland found that adoptees experience the most challenges around identity during adolescence.

The cap applies to full-day care of 40 to 50 hours and follows a fee freeze introduced in 2022.

Ms Gallagher said she was pleased to hear that Marie Claire Butler was going to have a meeting with the Minister for Children.

Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman said that women and families were being prioritised for accommodation.