Organisation: Federation of Voluntary Bodies

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

When will disabled people see action?

I WISH to highlight for your readers the apparent lack of concern which the Government is currently displaying with regard to the needs of the intellectually disabled people.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2003

Government urged to provide €20m in emergency funding

DISABILITY groups yesterday called on the Government to provide an extra €20 million in emergency funding to tackle the growing crisis in services for the mentally handicapped.

Wed, 29 Jan, 2003

Disability groups to stage protest

GROUPS representing the mentally handicapped are to stage a protest outside Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's launch of the European Year of the Disabled tomorrow over cutbacks in services.

Mon, 27 Jan, 2003