Organisation: DCA Warriors

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p> Rebecca O'Riordan (pictured) of FUSS Ireland and Aisling Byrne of DCA Warriors have claimed, among other things, that most outlined goals from the Roadmap to Improve Children’s Disability Services document have already been scrapped. Picture: Jim Coughlan</p>

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Resignation of mothers from disability service steering group 'should ring alarm bells', says TD

The two campaigning mothers claim families are being punished with everything from service removal to Tusla referrals for making complaints against service providers

<p>Fuss Ireland's Rebecca O'Riordan said she and another campaigner felt 'that children with disabilities were not being consulted'. File Picture: Jim Coughlan</p>

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Parents resign from disability service steering group over issues with strategy

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Concern over care allowance review plan

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81% of rejected Domiciliary Care Allowance applications in 2018 later granted on appeal

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Speech and language therapists criticise omission from Dáil committee meeting

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HSE’s needs appraisal proposals deferred

System of assessing needs of children under fire

The HSE has been warned that concerns voiced by psychologists and therapists over a revamp of assessment of need for children have not gone away amid calls for fresh consultation on the issue.

Tue, 29 May, 2018

Campaigners disagree with department over allowance

A group of campaigners for families with children seeking or receiving domiciliary care allowance (DCA) has taken issue with the time taken to process applications.

Mon, 05 Feb, 2018

We are just so sick of it, say parents of children with autism and special needs

The wind gusted sheets of rain at them as they marched over the River Lee, but as Trina Murphy put it: “We’ve weathered bigger storms like this every day for our kids.”

Tue, 04 Apr, 2017

80% of carers who were denied allowance win payments on appeal

New figures show while the numbers of families turned down for the Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) has fallen, almost 80% of applications that were rejected were later granted the payment on appeal.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2017

DCA parents cautiously welcome medical card

News in the budget that recipients of domiciliary care allowance (DCA) will also have access to a medical card was given a guarded welcome by parents.

Thu, 13 Oct, 2016

‘Warriors’ claim resources for autistic children being abused

Members of a 10,000-strong Facebook group seeking more resources for their autistic children has called on the Government to address concerns over what it claims are “abuses of children with additional educational needs within the education system”.

Thu, 29 Sep, 2016

Thousands of ‘DCA Warriors’ to press candidates on doorsteps

A Facebook group of 8,000 members based around service provision for children with autism and related conditions has launched a new campaign targeting all candidates in the run-up to the general election.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

Rise in families who want domiciliary care grant

There was a big increase in the number of families applying for domiciliary care allowance last year — and also a rise in the percentage of those applications that were rejected.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Figures show fall in care allowance refusals

There has been a dramatic fall in the number of applications for Domiciliary Care Allowance rejected by the Department of Social Protection.

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

More families head to court to secure DCA payment from Department

More families are bringing court challenges against the Department of Social Protection over its refusal to grant them Domiciliary Care Allowance, and in many cases are bypassing the department’s appeals system altogether.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2014

Families turn to High Court for disability grant

An increasing number of families are being forced to go to the High Court to reverse decisions not to grant allowances for children with severe disabilities.

Wed, 23 Jan, 2013