News
7th November 2011
Pre Budget Submission 2012
27th October 2011
Focus on Fostering Week Press Release
Irish Foster Care Association Launch Focus on Fostering Week
Media event: Wednesday October 26th, at 10.00 a.m. in Europa House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
18th August 2011
Ombudsman's Reports Highlights Pressures Placed on Foster Carers -
Ombudsman's Reports Highlights Pressures Placed on Foster Carers -
Irish Foster Care Association
16th September 2010
Justice Catherine McGuinness wins People of the Year Award
16th September 2010
Foster Mum wins People of the Year Award
23rd February 2010
IFCO Conf 2009 Powerpoint Presentations
15th February 2010
Action for Aftercare
23rd September 2009
Child Benefit Changes
7th July 2009
Excellence in Communications
HSE wins Award for Excellence in Communications for Focus on Fostering campaign
17th April 2009
Sign up and Support Focus Ireland's Right to Aftercare Campaign
10th February 2009
Seanad Debate on Foster Care
22nd January 2009
IFCA Response To Roscommom Abuse Case
7th November 2008
National Conference
‘Reaching out, does make a difference'.
Irish Foster Care Association Annual Conference
7th - 9th November 2008
15th October 2008
Making sure history isn't repeated
A cruel and neglectful childhood made Wayne Dignam determined to be the best father he can.
Article by Sheila Waymam
Published in the Irish Times, Tuesday 7th October 2008
15th August 2008
IFCO 2009 Conference - Call for papers
21st July 2008
Children grow best in families (The Irish Times)
Article by Sheila Wayman
published in The Irish Times, Tuesday, July 1, 2008
21st July 2008
'The hardest bit for me was that very first day' (The Irish Times)
Article by Sheila Wayman
published in The Irish Times, Tuesday, July 1, 2008
17th June 2008
Child Benefit
A new regulation has recently been made in relation to Foster Parents and the payment of Child Benefit. This regulation was amended with effect from October 2009.
17th June 2008
Child Care (Amendment) Act 2007
The Child Care (Amendment) Act 2007 was signed into law by the President on 8th May 2007. Section 43 of the Act gives enhanced rights to foster/relative parents who have cared for a foster child for a continuous period of not less than 5 years.