National Supports and Services

Check out the following list for information on how to contact services in your local area. The contact details here are mainly of the head offices of the services. They can provide you with details of the service nearest to you.

Accommodation

Childcare

Crisis Pregnancy

Education and Training

Health

Information

Legal Support

Money and Benefits

Parenting

Refugees and Asylum Seekers' Support

Teen Parents Support Programmes

Traveller Supports

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Accommodation Information

Private Residential Tenants Board
2nd Floor
O Connell Bridge House
D'Olier St
Dublin 1
Tel. 01 6350 600
Email: [email protected]

www.prtb.ie.

Threshold Ireland
Head Office
21 Stoneybatter
Dublin 7
Tel: 01 678 6310

www.threshold.ie

Social Housing List

Contact your Local City or County Council
Housing Department

Rent Allowance/Supplement

Contact your local Community Welfare Office in the HSE

www.hse.ie.

Emergency and Supported Accommodation

Focus Ireland
9-12 High St.
Christchurch
Dublin 8
Tel. 01 881 5900

www.focusireland.ie

Simon Communities in Ireland
St. Andrews House
28/30 Exchequer Street
Dublin 2
Tel: 01 671 1606 www.simon.ie

Sophia Housing
25 Cork St.
Dublin 8
Tel. 01 473 8300
Email: [email protected]

www.sophiahousing.ie.

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Childcare

Childminding Ireland
9 Bulford Business Campus
Kilcoole
Co Wicklow
Tel: 01 287 8466

www.childminding.ie.

Barnardos National Office
Christchurch Square
Dublin 8
Tel: 01 453 0355
Callsave: 1850 222 300

www.barnardos.ie

IPPA (The Early Childhood Organisation)
Unit 4
Broomhill Business Complex
Broomhill Road
Tallaght
Dublin 24
Tel: 01 4630010

www.ippa.ie.

The National Children’s Nurseries Association
Unit 12c, Bluebell Business Park
Old Naas Road
Bluebell
Dublin 12
Tel: 01 460 1138

www.ncna.ie

Contact your local City or County Childcare Committee for information in local Childminders and Creches as well as support if you want to be a Childminder

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Crisis Pregnancy

Positive Options

For a list of local crisis pregnancy counselling supports, text the word List to 50444 or check www.positiveoptions.ie

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Education and Training

Department of Education & Science
Marlborough Street
Dublin 1
Tel: 01 8896 400

FAS

27-33 Upper Baggot St

Dublin 4

Tel. 016070500

www.fas.ie

Vocational Educational Committee
McCann House
99 Marlborough Road
Donnybrook
Dublin 4
Tel: 01 4966033/4966248

www.ivea.ie

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Health

Health Service Executive
Oak House
Millennium Park
Naas
Co Kildare
Tel: 045 880 400

www.hse.ie

Health Service Executive Information Centre
Callsave 1850 241 850

Department of Health & Children
Hawkins House
Hawkins Street
Dublin 2
Tel: 01 6354 000

www.dohc.ie.

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Information

Citizens Information Board
Ground Floor
George's Quay House
43 Townsend St
Dublin 2
Telephone: (01) 605 9000

www.citizensinformationboard.ie

Treoir - The Federation for Unmarried Parents
c/o Treoir
14 Gandon House
Custom House Square
IFSC
Dublin 1
Tel. 01 6700120
Lo Call 1890 252084

www.treoir.ie

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Legal Support

Legal Aid Board
Quay Street
Cahirciveen
Co Kerry
LoCall: 1890 615 200

www.flac.ie

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Money and Benefits

Department of Social & Family Affairs
Information Services
College Road
Sligo
LoCall: 1890 66 22 44

www.welfare.ie

Child Benefit
St. Oliver Plunkett Road
Letterkenny
Co. Donegal
LoCall: 1890 400 400.

www.welfare.ie

See also Health Service Executive.

Health Service Executive Information Centre
Callsave 1850 241 850

MABS (Money and Budgeting Services)

Helpline 1890 283 438

www.mabs.ie

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Parenting

Barnardos National Office
Christchurch Square
Dublin 8
Tel: 01 453 0355
Callsave: 1850 222 300

www.barnardos.ie

See Teen Parents Support Programmes below

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Refugees and Asylum Seekers

NASC
Irish Immigrant Support Centre,

35 Mary St.
Cork
Tel.021 4317411
W. www.nasc.ie.

Refugee Documentation Centre
LoCall: 1890 615 200

Refugee Legal Service
Tel: 1800 238 343

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Travellers' Supports

Pavee Point
46 North Great Charles St
Dublin 1
Tel: 01 8780 255

www.paveepoint.ie

Irish Traveller Movement

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Teen Parents Support Programmes

Carlow/Kilkenny TPSP
St. Catherine's Community Services
St. Joseph's Road
Carlow
Tel. 059 913877

Cork TPSP
34 Paul St
Cork
Tel. 021 4222987

E. [email protected]

www.teenparents.ie.

Donegal TPSP
3A The Shopping Centre
Ballybofey
Co. Donegal
Tel. 086 8186345 or 086 8371335.

Dublin - Ballyfermot, Bluebell and Inchicore TPSP
The Base
The Civic Centre
Ballyfermot
Dublin 10
01 6207135 or 087 9950439.

Dublin 3 - ,5,9,13,17, TPSP
Doras Bui
Bunratty Drive
Coolock
Dublin 17
Tel. 01 8484811

Dublin - Drimnagh/Crumlin/Dublin 24 and Parts of 8
Barnardos
10 Newlands Business Park
Clondalkin
Dublin 22
Tel. 01 4032081

Dublin - Finglas TPSP
Parents Alone Support Service
3A Main St.
Finglas
Dublin 11
Tel. 01 8641989.

Galway TPSP
Ground Floor, Nurses Home
University College Hospital
Galway.
Tel. 091 544960.

Limerick TPSP
Limerick Social Services Centre
Henry St.
Limerick
Tel. 061 411643.

Louth TPSP
Floor 3 Nurses Residence
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Drogheda
Co. Louth.
Tel. 041 9875273.

orth Wexford TPSP
Barnardos
16 North Parade
Gorey
Co. Wexford
Tel. 053 9481014.

TPSP National Coordinator
c/o Treoir
14 Gandon House
Custom House Square
IFSC
Dublin 1
Tel. 01 6700167.