Families of the victims of the Stardust fire at Government Buildings to meet Taoiseach Simon Harris at the weekend. Photograph: Dara Mac DónaillNormal Dáil business, such as Leaders’ Questions, will be postponed for the apology which will be delivered by Taoiseach Simon Harris shortly after 2pm. The statements will continue until around 6pm. Families of the Stardust victims will be watching on from the visitors’ gallery above the Dáil chamber.
The Department of Taoiseach will also be tasked with preparing proposals to appropriately commemorate the disaster following a consultation with the families. Two Coalition sources said the issue of redress has not yet been fully explored, with the Government keen to keep the focus on the State apology today.
If you missed Kitty Holland’s excellent reporting on this subject last week, read her comprehensive and devastating account ofHousing, immigration and economic updates to top Cabinet agenda Under the memo going to Cabinet, the Government will focus on adding 1,014 purpose-built student accommodation units across three universities. This includes 493 units in UCD, 405 in DCU and 116 in Maynooth University.
Childminders who are not registered with Tusla, the child and family agency, cannot be considered for the childcare scheme. There is no centralised registration system for childminders.