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# standards - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
# standards - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Bangladesh disaster ‘could happen again’ – but can we help?
Oxfam says that about 90 per cent of high rise buildings in Dhaka, where last week’s tragic building collapse occurred, are not built even to local standards.
# standards - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
New child protection inspections to bring Ireland in line with international standards
The inspections will see the State’s children and families services subject to independent inspection and monitoring for the first time.
# standards - Friday 1 February, 2013
Bedsits are history thanks to new regulations effective from today
Rental properties are now required to have separate bathrooms, independently controlled heating appliances and adequate food preparation and storage facilities.
# standards - Wednesday 17 October, 2012
HIQA publishes Standards for residential care services for people with disabilities
The Authority is looking for feedback for standards to be adopted by care centres providing residential services to people with disabilities.
# standards - Wednesday 25 July, 2012
New standards for child protection services unveiled
The Taoiseach said the 27 point plan sets out clearly what exactly is expected of HSE managers and social workers when working within child protection services.
# standards - Saturday 21 July, 2012
86 per cent of Irish people believe corruption is a major problem
Some 36 per cent of respondents said they believed they were personally affected by corruption in their daily lives, according to the latest report by the Standards in Public Office Commission.
# standards - Wednesday 20 June, 2012
New code of conduct says teachers CAN interact with pupils on Facebook
The guidelines drawn up by the Teaching Council say teachers should make sure that any interaction on social networks is ‘appropriate’.
# standards - Monday 28 May, 2012
Primary school standards have mainly ‘stayed the same’, say parents
In a new survey, 33 per cent of parents said that primary school education standards have risen, while 37 per cent said they had stayed the same. Over one-fifth said they had dropped.
# standards - Tuesday 3 April, 2012
RTE brought in new journalism guidelines today – what’s in them?
RTE editorial staff will be trained in the new guidelines, including how they should use social media and the internet in their reporting.
# standards - Thursday 22 March, 2012
New standards for protection and welfare of children launched
Members of the public are being asked for their opinions on the proposed new national standards, which are for the protection and welfare of children in Ireland.
# standards - Friday 3 February, 2012
TripAdvisor defends reader reviews following warning by watchdog
The website has responded to criticisms about its “real travellers’” reviews section – saying that its users made “educated decision” based on reviews.
# standards - Friday 2 December, 2011
Report on Portlaoise nursing unit released
The HIQA report was positive about St Brigid’s Hospital – but the HSE said last month that it is to be closed on a phased basis.
# standards - Tuesday 27 September, 2011
Bowel cancer screening delayed until next year
The programme was due to be rolled out nationally in January 2012. However, the National Cancer Screening Service said it has not reached “quality assurance standards” yet.
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