disability services

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Fergus Finlay
SFergus Finlay: Yes vote is only a step towards getting disability services right
Mick Clifford: Care in the community is a great idea, but what care, and in which community?
Mick Clifford: Care in the community is a great idea, but what care, and in which community?
Community care offers great services for some of the most vulnerable people in our society, but how far does the care go? And is the community the right one?

Mon, 15 May, 2023

CC LEINSTER HOUSE
New assisted-decision making laws hailed as 'radical change' 
The laws, which come into effect on April 26, aim to protect those who may be vulnerable including those who live with frailty, dementia, or an intellectual disability

Mon, 24 Apr, 2023

Budget increase needed to fix ‘broken’ disability services for children, says committee
Budget increase needed to fix ‘broken’ disability services for children, says committee
Call for significant budget boost to improve staffing and the timeliness of assessments of need

Wed, 15 Feb, 2023

Louise O'Reilly
Struggling to care: New scheme must bring improvements to homecare system
Unattractive, badly paid and undervalued were some of the words used by a working group analysing the homecare system

Tue, 25 Oct, 2022

HSE focusing on improving international recruitment for disability services
HSE focusing on improving international recruitment for disability services
A recruitment crisis in the HSE is being partially tackled by work to quickly facilitate international recruitment, Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte said.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2022

Cork rally to put pressure on Taoiseach over services for disabled children
Cork rally to put pressure on Taoiseach over services for disabled children
Families campaigning for disabled children's services are set to escalate their campaign, and focus criticism on Micheál Martin

Tue, 16 Aug, 2022

Brendan O'Connor: The Cork broadcaster on disability services in Ireland and finding his true voice
Brendan O'Connor: The Cork broadcaster on disability services in Ireland and finding his true voice
After a disastrous start to their interview, Brendan O’Connor talks with Donal O’Keeffe about his new career in radio and why he wouldn’t be from any other place but Cork

Sat, 28 May, 2022

Distressing cases reveal inadequacy of disability services
Distressing cases reveal inadequacy of disability services
Confidential Recipient's report documents 320 cases of concern over a two-year period

Wed, 11 Aug, 2021

Home-help hours halved during pandemic
Home-help hours halved during pandemic
Latest figures from the HSE show the impact of the pandemic on the delivery of disability services, with the number of personal assistance hours and home support hours almost halved.

Thu, 03 Dec, 2020

TD hits out at 'wholly inadequate' disability services
TD hits out at 'wholly inadequate' disability services
Michael Moynihan, chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters, says the Covid-19 pandemic shone a light on how poor some services are

Wed, 02 Dec, 2020

Inclusion Ireland CEO asks Finian McGrath to get Government 'working together' on disability services
Inclusion Ireland CEO asks Finian McGrath to get Government 'working together' on disability services

A group representing people with disabilities has said the Government needs to take a more mainstream approach to disability services.

Sat, 11 Jun, 2016

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