We are stressed and we are scared : Ballymahon student implores government leaders to make decision on Leaving Cert exams
Government makes u-turn on decision to send Leaving Cert students to school
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The government has done u-turn on plans to allow Leaving Cert students to return to school three days a week, starting from next week. Leaving Cert students will now study remotely until January 31, like other pupils.
Mercy Secondary School Ballymahon student Keira-Lily Farrell is one of many Leaving Certificate students who were outraged and felt that their health was to be put at risk with a return to school.
The Government is exploring ways to force childcare providers to repay parents who are charged fees for services that can t be used due to Covid-19 restrictions.
The Government is exploring ways to force childcare providers to repay parents who are charged fees for services that can’t be used due to Covid-19 restrictions.
The Government is exploring ways to force childcare providers to repay parents who are charged fees for services that can’t be used due to Covid-19 restrictions.
There is concern among parents that creches will still charge fees for January so that their child’s place can be maintained.
The average fee nationally was put at €736-a-month in one study in 2019 with parents in Dublin forking out an average of €1,000-a-month for one child.
Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman said he is asking that childcare providers refund parents whose children can’t be cared for under the current restrictions.