Today\u2019s dismal report card from the Children\u2019s Right\u2019s Alliance is an indictment of this government and reflects its failures during its first year, according to Social Democrats children spokesperson Aidan Farrelly.<\/p>\n
Deputy Farrelly said:<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year, the government scored one \u2018A\u2019 grade and four \u2018B\u2019 grades, while this year it achieved no \u2018A\u2019 grades and just one \u2018B\u2019 grade – a truly pathetic performance.<\/p>\n
“This report shows yet again that this is a government of broken promises and missed targets. It is incapable of delivering on even its own modest targets.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis coalition is emphatically failing children when it comes to poverty, homelessness and housing, access to disability assessment and support services, and a plethora of other basic rights, which is in stark contrast to its election promises.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is now a huge range of critical issues, issues which disproportionately impact vulnerable adults and children, that this government is failing to deliver on.<\/p>\n
\u201cFianna F\u00e1il and Fine Gael are epic wasters: wasting time, money and a generational opportunity to invest in a better future. Never before has a government had so much money to make a real difference to people\u2019s lives \u2013 and failed so comprehensively.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn housing, its record is particularly grim, and getting worse with every passing day. A record 5,319 children are now homeless, and the number of eviction notices has increased by a staggering 41%in the past year alone. The government\u2019s housing plan is a social catastrophe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need major policy reform when it comes to childcare and early years education, and we need confirmation that a second tier of child benefit payment will be forthcoming in Budget 27. These are policies that should have been adopted last year – a seachange in approach is urgently needed.\u201d<\/p>\n
March 23rd, 2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today\u2019s dismal report card from the Children\u2019s Right\u2019s Alliance is an indictment of this government and reflects its failures during its first year, according to Social Democrats children spokesperson Aidan Farrelly. Deputy Farrelly said: \u201cLast year, the government scored one \u2018A\u2019 grade and four \u2018B\u2019 grades, while this year it achieved no \u2018A\u2019 grades and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,540,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aidan-farrelly","category-children","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n