NO CHILD 2020  

It shall be the first duty of the Government of the Republic to... secure that NO CHILD shall suffer hunger or cold from lack of food, clothing, or shelter, but that all shall be provided with the means and facilities requisite for their proper education and training as Citizens...

Declaration of 1st Dáil, January 1919

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No Child 2020: The project These policy ideas are starting points in a strategy to eliminate child poverty
 
Fintan O'Toole The problems children face in Ireland and the policies that could solve them
 
Kitty Holland Ireland and Finland take different approaches to single working mothers
 

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Our Lady of Lourdes, Goldenbridge, Inchicore, Dublin. Zofia and Jodie with second-class teacher Aishling O ‘Dywer and Tonya Hanly, principal of Our Lady of Lourdes Goldenbridge. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times. Hot school meals for all a solid start in battle against child poverty
Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty: current situation ‘not a great way to do things’. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Minister open to idea of separate agency for child support payments
No Child 2020: the Government should start to get rid of the biggest waste of resources: child poverty Fintan O’Toole: It is time for a children’s budget
The specific measures outlined by the Children’s Rights Alliance would cost just under €300m. File photograph: Getty Images Economic analysis: How to achieve the goals of No Child 2020
Dr Gil Botvin with sixth class pupils in St Michael’s Primary School, Ballyfermot, to see the implementation of his Botvin LifeSkills programme. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell LifeSkills school programme ‘transforming outcomes’ for children
Suzanne Connolly of Barnardos said: ‘The Government can use Budget 2020 to make a start by making school books free for every child in primary school.’ Photograph: iStock Alliance calls for end to child poverty in pre-budget submission
Cork Life Centre students Jessica Griffin, Liam McCormac, Michael Hartnett and Kyle O’Connor with their teacher Jason Kelleher. The centre helps provide the ‘bare necessities’ for students who are struggling financially. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision €20m would provide free primary school books to all
A file photograph of Christopher Karagiorgis with his parents Dimitris Karagiorgis and Diane Payne. Photograph: Alan Betson Boy with autism ‘regressed’ due to refusal of school-bus place
Louise Tobin, principal of St Joseph’s Primary School in Tipperary town: ‘I see children in the playground eating from their lunch box first thing in the morning because they haven’t had a breakfast.’ Photograph: John D Kelly ‘Some children just have biscuits to keep them going from 9am to 2.40pm’

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No Child 2020 is an initiative by The Irish Times, providing a sustained focus on child welfare and children’s issues