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1. Childcare Allowances – parents needs not fully addressed NWCI seeking meeting with Tanaiste
Excerpt: …'The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the childcare labour support package announced by the Tánaiste' declared Ms. Gráinne Healy, NWCI Chairwoman. 'The £50 per child per week allowance for receipted childcare will start to address the difficulties experienced by some women in accessing training. However, the majority of…
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Excerpt: …'As part of European Week Against Racism (19-25 March) and United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racism (21 March), the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) wishes to draw attention to the many types of persecution experienced by women causing them to flee for their safety and seek…
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3. International Women’s Day Take Ten at Eleven to honour women volunteers
Excerpt: …'2001 is the UN Year of the Volunteer' declared Ms. Gráinne Healy, Chairwoman of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). 'Volunteer service has been a part of virtually every civilization and society as a non-profit, non-wage and non-career action carried out by individuals for the well being of their…
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4. Family Friendly Workplace Day All workers - in and out of the home should get a break!
Excerpt: …'The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is encouraging its staff to take a few hours out of the working day on March 1st to spend time with families or loved ones' declared its Chairwoman Gráinne Healy. 'We hope that employers all over the country will honour this day and…
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6. Milennium Report on Violence Against Women
Excerpt: …In January 1999, the National Women's Council of Ireland initiated Women Mapping the New Millennium, a national research, analysis and action study. The research focused on six key areas of enquiry: violence against women, women and health, poverty, work, education and local development. The aim of the study was three-fold.…
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7. Human Rights Commission – Appointments Process Remains Flawed
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland, the Women's Education Research and Resource Centre, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties remain concerned at the manner in which the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has chosen to nominate members of the…
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8. Human Rights Commission - Selection Process Must Be Fair & Transparent
Excerpt: …The following organisations welcome the statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, echoing our concern at the lack of transparency demonstrated by the Government in its recent appointments to the new Human Rights Commission.Reports in the media over the last few days have suggested that the…
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9. Human Rights Commission – Government rejects nominees of selection committee
Excerpt: …The following is an open letter to Mr. John O'Donoghue T.D.Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform signed by the organisations below:Dear Minister, The following organisations are deeply disturbed by the manner in which the Government has chosen to appoint members of the new Human Rights Commission. Its decision to…
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10. Too little for childcare in a socially divisive budget!
Excerpt: …'Under Charlie McCreevy, Ireland becomes more divided than ever. In an era of unprecedented prosperity, the Minister chose to reward the rich and neglect the most vulnerable in Irish society' declared Ms. Grainne Healy, Chairwoman of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI).'In the key area of childcare supports, the…
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11. Childcare in Budget 2001 We welcome the approach - but the money is totally inadequate!
Excerpt: …The Childcare 2000 Campaign today welcomed the use of a universal payment to parents in paying for childcare in the budget today. 'For two years the six national organisations in the Childcare 2000 Campaign have consistently argued that the best way to support parents in paying for childcare is through…
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12. ‘No one group owns the family’
Excerpt: …Annual ConferenceNational Women's Council of IrelandBurlington Hotel DublinKeynote Speaker: Dr. Germaine Greer'No one group owns the family' declared Gráinne Healy, Chairwoman of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). Ms. Healy was speaking at the Annual Conference of the NWCI. 'We all come from a variety of family set ups,…
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