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RECOVERY FILES: Are billions from Brussels being misspent?

International

At over €700 billion, the Covid recovery fund is the largest pot of money the EU has ever set up - but insufficient transparency and gaps in oversight were reported even before a penny was spent.

1 Backer raised €25 of €3020

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SPECIALIST CARE: Are we looking after our intern doctors and specialist trainees?

Ireland

During their years of training, doctors often work excessive hours and experience poor work environments in the Irish healthcare system.

41 Backers raised €1215 of €2430

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STATE OF EMERGENCY: Why is overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick still so acute - and what does that mean for patients?

Limerick

Over the past five years, University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has been the most overcrowded hospital in Ireland, with the most people waiting for a free bed year-on-year.

3 Backers raised €60 of €60

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SYSTEM OVERLOAD: The public health system was creaking before the pandemic - has Covid-19 broken it?

Ireland

At the start of 2021, Ireland had a backlog of thousands of positive Covid-19 tests awaiting validation.

52 Backers raised €1840 of €1840

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GOING TO BED HUNGRY: Is the State tackling food poverty?

Ireland

People go to bed hungry in Ireland every day with almost one in ten households here experiencing food poverty - being unable to get healthy affordable food.

24 Backers raised €581 of €581

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Ireland

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20 Backers raised €543 of €5000

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SILENT TREATMENT: Are people with eating disorders being failed by the public health system?

Ireland

The HSE is currently implementing a national clinical programme for eating disorders but there have been significant issues with its roll-out, with just a small fraction of money allocated to improve supports and treatment actually spent on this since 2018.

34 Backers raised €1065 of €1065

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REAPING THE HARVEST: Have years of neglect left horticulture at a pandemic-provoked tipping point?

Ireland

In March, at the height of the coronavirus crisis, the European Commission issued guidelines that seasonal agricultural workers be treated as frontline workers in order to save fruit and veg harvests.

25 Backers raised €1700 of €1700

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CHILDCARE CROSSROADS: How do we construct a childcare system in post-pandemic Ireland that works for everyone?

Ireland

Childcare provision was one of the sectors almost immediately thrown into crisis by the Covid outbreak - but its challenges have been apparent for some years now.

30 Backers raised €615 of €615

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TRAPPED WITH TORMENTORS: How can we protect people from abuse and violence during the pandemic?

Ireland

During this pandemic, home is a place of refuge and safety for most of us. But for thousands of women, men and children, home feels like the most dangerous place they could be.

16 Backers raised €720 of €700

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CARING FOR CARERS: What’s life like for care workers in the coronavirus crisis?

Ireland

As Ireland grapples with the fallout from Covid-19, we want to see how one group of frontline workers - home carers - are faring, particularly when it comes to their pay and conditions.

20 Backers raised €1375 of €1375