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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Leigh Gath: 'We set up this group because we had to have our voices heard. We hope that the Government put on their big boy pants and sort it out.' Picture: Brian Arthur</p>

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New disability alliance urges Government to pay Section 39 carers more

Campaigners concerned about carers' strike action due to start on Tuesday but say they support their calls for better pay and conditions

<p>Ciara Kane, CEO of the Northside Family Resource Centre in Limerick: 'Every time I try to recruit for what we’re all agreed is an essential service, Tusla or the HSE can outstrip me with salaries.' Picture: Brian Arthur</p>

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Care crisis: 'Staff have had to bag pack for their own salaries or to pay the heating bill'

<p>The October 17 strike is part of a long campaign to restore pay parity between the community/voluntary sector and staff in the HSE and Tusla who do the same work for the State. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins</p>

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Care crisis: Tusla warns that strike cannot disrupt services as carers campaign for pay parity

Care crisis: ‘I’ve spent 10 years living in an institution — I deserve my own home’

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Care crisis: ‘I’ve spent 10 years living in an institution — I deserve my own home’

Care crisis: 'I was just sitting at home, all day, every day' without a personal assistant

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Care crisis: 'I was just sitting at home, all day, every day' without a personal assistant

Accommodation fears for older teens entering care system for first time

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Accommodation fears for older teens entering care system for first time