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Child Poverty in Ireland

How to End Child Poverty

Photo of children of various ages playing on a street with run down houses and scattered rubbish

Traveller infant mortality is estimated at 14.1 per 1000 live births, compared to 3.9 per 1000 births for the general population

Links

Non-Governmental Organisations

Centre for Faith and Justice:
www.cfj.ie

One Family (formerly Cherish):
www.onefamily.ie

Irish Traveller Movement:
www.itmtrav.com

People with Disabilities in Ireland:
www.pwdi.ie
Disability Federation of Ireland:
www.disability-federation.ie

Relevant Government Departments and State Bodies

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs:
www.pobail.ie
Department of Education and Science:
www.education.ie
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government:
www.environ.ie
Department of Finance:
www.finance.gov.ie
Department of Health and Children:
www.dohc.ie
Department of Social and Family Affairs:
www.welfare.ie

Combat Poverty Agency:
www.combatpoverty.ie
Equality Authority:
www.equality.ie
Homeless Agency:
www.homelessagency.ie
Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs:
www.omcya.ie
Ombudsman for Children:
www.oco.ie
Office for Social Inclusion:
www.socialinclusion.ie
National Education Welfare Board:
www.newb.ie

European Organisations

EAPN Ireland (Irish national network of the European Anti Poverty Network)
www.eapn.org
Eurochild is an active network of organisation and individuals working across Europe to improve the quality of life of children and young people
www.eurochild.org