Suspended jail terms for parents who fail to pay maintenance are also suggested.
Child maintenance payments could be collected by Revenue or deducted directly from parents pay packets.
They're among the changes suggested in a review by the Department of Justice, aimed at tougher enforcement.
Suspended jail terms for parents who fail to pay maintenance are also suggested.
Road Safety Minister Says Drivers Who Haven’t Seen Gardaí Are “Unlucky” As Roads Policing Numbers Fall
In the Kildare/Carlow division, only four were allocated - two to Naas and two to Carlow.
Eight Special Needs Assistants To Be Axed Across Two Kildare Schools Despite Budget Boost
Scoil Mhichil Naofa in Athy is set to lose five posts, while Patrician Secondary School will lose three following recent allocation reviews.
Maynooth, Leixlip, Athy And Kildare Town Exempt From Stricter Airbnb-Style Letting Laws
The threshold had originally been set at 10,000, but was doubled after political pressure.
45 Years Later, Payment Of €20,000 Announced For Stardust Survivors
The 45th anniversary of the fire at the nightclub in Artane, Co. Dublin, comes on Saturday
More Than 1,300 Crimes Committed By People On Bail In Kildare/Carlow Last Year
In total, 38,221 crimes were recorded nationally in 2025 where the suspected offender was on bail at the time.
Hundreds Of People In Ireland Died By Suspected Suicide After Contact With Health Services
In December, figures obtained by Kfm News revealed how more than half of all people who presented to Naas General Hospital with self-harm last year were not admitted to an in-patient ward
New Framework To Reform Irish Defence Forces Heads To Cabinet
Workforce planning, new command structures and development pathways for serving soldiers are all part of the programme.
Six People Including A Child Hospitalised After Arson Attack In Dublin
It happened in the early hours of yesterday morning.
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