Children’s Rights Alliance: Report Card 2016

This eighth and latest Report Card gives the Irish Government an overall ‘C’ grade on its progress on the implementation of commitments to children under the Programme for Government 2011-2016. The assessment was done by an independent panel of experts.

This is the fourth consecutive year that the government has received the same grade from the Children’s Rights Alliance. The grade reflects a number of positive developments and a number of key areas within which the government continues to fail the most marginalized groups.

Media Coverage

• Children’s Rights Alliance says Government ‘left behind’ our most vulnerable children, Irish Examiner, March 15, 2016
• Child welfare groups criticise Govt for 90% rise in child homelessness, RTÉ News, March 14, 2016

Learn More

• Read the Report (PDF)
• Children’s Rights Group Calls on Government to Urgently Address Homelessness and Child Poverty

Children’s Rights Alliance is an Atlantic grantee.