{"id":17730,"date":"2025-10-08T13:10:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/news\/budget-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:49:19","slug":"budget-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/ga\/news\/budget-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2026\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Budget 202<\/b><b>6<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Budget 2026 is the first of the new Government.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So,&nbsp;what does it tell us about their commitments to children?<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&nbsp;take a look&nbsp;at some of the&nbsp;big-ticket&nbsp;items affecting children&nbsp;and their rights.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Children in Poverty<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A positive&nbsp;shift to more targeted measures to address child poverty. The significant increases in&nbsp;targeted&nbsp;Child Support Payments, the extension of Fuel Allowance to low income working families,&nbsp;extending&nbsp;the&nbsp;Back to School&nbsp;Clothing and Footwear Allowance to&nbsp;two&nbsp;and&nbsp;three&nbsp;year olds,&nbsp;and extra funding for DEIS plus will make a tangible difference&nbsp;for&nbsp;children in poverty. However, we would have liked to have seen more supports for children in one parent families and in households with a disabled family member.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>OCO view:&nbsp;<\/b>A sustained focus on child poverty over the term of this Government will be needed to make a meaningful difference.&nbsp;A good start but a lot more to do to.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:502,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Child<\/b><b>ren at risk of<\/b><b>,<\/b><b>\u00a0and experiencing<\/b><b>,<\/b><b>\u00a0Homelessness:<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are no targeted measures to tackle the growing numbers of children in homelessness&nbsp;in this budget package.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>OCO view:&nbsp;<\/b>The new housing plan from Government must have specific actions to end child homelessness with adequate resources to match this commitment. Without&nbsp;a new approach, the crisis will only deepen with more children left with the scars of homelessness.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:502,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Children in Care:<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Extra funding to increase the number of alternative care placement with a commitment to move away from expensive and inappropriate Special Emergency Arrangements is welcome.&nbsp;However, we are concerned that this might not be sufficient to meet the scale of the challenge&nbsp;and there is still an over-&nbsp;reliance on the private sector to deliver.&nbsp;While we note the funding to maintain and grow foster care capacity, this has not been matched&nbsp;with adequate financial supports for these families.&nbsp; Once again Kinship Carers are left out.&nbsp;&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>OCO view<\/b>:&nbsp;There is a crisis in our care&nbsp;system,&nbsp;and we urgently&nbsp;need a strong, fully funded,&nbsp;child rights based&nbsp;alternative strategy&nbsp;to deliver for children.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Children with Disabilities:\u00a0<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investment in Children\u2019s Disability Network Teams and&nbsp;a\u20ac20 million investment the Assessment of Need Targeted Waitlist is positive.&nbsp;The provision&nbsp;for&nbsp;therapist in schools, including mainstream schools is&nbsp;also&nbsp;welcome.&nbsp;However, this is a drop in the ocean given the scale of the challenges and the gap in the enjoyment of rights for children with disabilities.&nbsp;<b>OCO View:<\/b>&nbsp;Some positives but&nbsp;in&nbsp;order to&nbsp;effectively plan services,&nbsp;Government must move toward multi-annual budgeting.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Children\u2019s Mental Health<\/b><b>:\u00a0<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is very little detail available on the allocation in the mental health budget for CAMHS, which is very concerning.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is also no mention of the counselling and well-being initiative in schools.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>OCO view<\/b>:&nbsp;It appears that children\u2019s mental health supports have been overlooked in this budget.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:502,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Children in Direct Provision:\u00a0<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is&nbsp;still no Child Benefit type payment for children in direct provision, despite being committed to in&nbsp;Budget 2024.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>OCO view:&nbsp;<\/b>This must be actioned without delay to address high rates of deprivation experienced by children in direct provision.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Children in contact with the law\u00a0<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Increased funding of \u20ac7.3 million for youth justice interventions to broaden their scope to include early interventions and provide for the extension of youth diversion programmes throughout the state&nbsp;is welcome.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>OCO view<\/b>: continued investment in this area is vital alongside continued investment in the court accompaniment service.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:644,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span 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