A UN committee heard it may not be possible for the State to stop sending children to adult mental health units

The applications to the authority came within the first week of the launch of its new services

The 236 children reported missing for the first eight months of this year compare to 295 for the 12 months of 2021, 319 reported missing in 2020 and 366 in 2019.

The Government is looking to cut childcare fees in half over the next two years

To date, more than 40,000 people have arrived in Ireland from Ukraine

A protest was staged outside Leinster House on Wednesday over low pay and increasing costs

Roderic O'Gorman said the majority of childcare fees are set to remain at rates that were in place in September last year