The Government is developing a new “early warning” system for child welfare checks, in the wake of the Daniel Aruebose case. Children’s minister Norma Foley said PPS numbers are being used to corroborate children’s records, as part of the wellbeing checks. Ms Foley said PPS numbers are being used to scrutinise the records of each child to “expedite the work”. This steering group is expected to complete its work by March 2026, with Ms Foley then set to consider recommendations from its final report. Ms Foley received a total of €3.2m in October’s budget to fund the wellbeing check programme.

Source: Irish Examiner December 29, 2025 17:05 UTC