Life events

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• Assistance in Illness
• Description: This document provides an overview of health care.

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B

• Becoming a Parent
• Description: Are you or is someone you know about to become a parent? A guide to State services in Ireland and overview of some of the issues that will concern you, whatever your situation.
• Before you come to Ireland
• Description: People who want to come to Ireland need to know if they are entitled to live here and what they can do when they come here.

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• Caring for a child with a disability
• Description: There is a range of supports and services available to parents and carers of children with disabilities. This document provides a broad overview of the services, covering legal matters, health, taxation, etc.

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• Employment: you and your job
• Description: This document looks at issues surrounding work and employment in Ireland.

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• Going to college
• Description: If you are thinking of going to college this document outlines what is involved and where you can find the information you need to know.

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• Illness in your retirement
• Description: There are a range of payments and services available to support older people who become ill or acquire a disability. Information on income supports, healthcare, housing, taxation and caring for someone else.
• Income supports for older people
• Description: Find out about the range of payments available, and link to a broader checklist of entitlements for older people.
• Irish citizens coming or returning to Ireland
• Description: Information for Irish citizens who have not lived in Ireland before and for Irish people who are returning to Ireland after living abroad.

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• Leaving prison
• Description: Leaving prison can be an opportunity for a fresh start and a new life. Find out about the range of supports available for those leaving prison in Ireland.
• Losing your job
• Description: If you lose your job you need to find out about the different payments and services which support unemployed people.

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• Moving abroad from Ireland
• Description: Discusses the stress involved in moving country and suggests that good preparations beforehand can ease the transition.
• Moving from home to long-term care
• Description: Most older and young chronically sick people can continue to live at home with HSE and family support. Information on issues around moving from home to long stay care, should it become necessary or desirable.

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• Relationships and your rights in Ireland
• Description: An overview of the information on this website about your legal and civil rights in relationships in Ireland. Focus on civil relationships, marriage, separation, divorce, the status of same-sex relationships and rights of grandparents.
• Retiring from work
• Description: For many people the prospect of retirement from work gives an opportunity to seek fresh directions and new challenges. What you should know about retiring from work.
• Retiring to Ireland
• Description: People who are planning to retire to Ireland need to know about living in Ireland, including housing, health services, social security and taxation.

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• Setting up a business in Ireland
• Description: This gives an overview of what you need to know if you are thinking of starting up a business in Ireland.
• Somewhere to Live
• Description: This document provides an overview of housing and accommodation in Ireland.
• Starting post-primary school
• Description: Describes post primary education in Ireland including how to choose and enrol your child in a post-primary school.
• Starting school
• Description: Starting school is a big step for children and parents in Ireland. Find out what is involved when starting school at primary level.

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• When someone dies in Ireland
• Description: If you have recently lost someone close to you or know someone who has recently been bereaved, this will guide you through the immediate things that you must do following a death in Ireland. Also highlights some of the state and voluntary services here to support you.
• Working with a disability
• Description: There is a range of supports for people with disabilities to assist them to find and keep employment.

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