The Government’s overall performance in providing for the country’s children is improving, but the Children’s Rights Alliance (CRA) says it is still failing miserably to deal with the “national emergency” of the housing crisis. The Government’s performance resulted in improved grades in four of the six headline categories. Launching the latest report card, CRA chief executive Tanya Ward said the crisis was a “national emergency”. In the foreword to the 10th such CRA report, Ms Ward said: “Ireland continues to make important strides towards implementing children’s rights. The Report card also references slower progress in addressing sexual and domestic violence.

Source: Evening echo February 13, 2018 18:00 UTC