Person: Minister of State for Disability issues

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Covid-19 notification service for families of those living in disability centres

The government has instructed the HSE to look at a standard way of telling families when a Covid-19 outbreak hits a residential service for people with intellectual disabilities.

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Likelihood of SocDems forming government with two 'civil war parties' is slim

The Greens and the Social Democrats say that the two traditional parties attempts to brief against them in the media will not help government formation.

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McGrath: No confidence vote in health minister a 'political stunt'

Minister of State for Disability issues, Finian McGrath has described the motion of no confidence in the Minister for Health Simon Harris as a “political stunt”.

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Fórsa seeks to professionalise SNA role

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Older people with intellectual disability face 'social isolation,' report finds

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Mum says autistic son now homeless in hospital, calls on HSE to provide solution

Finian McGrath: Disability waiting lists ‘unacceptable’

Minister of State for Disability Issues Finian McGrath says the alarming number of children awaiting disability assessments is “unacceptable” as waiting lists continue to rocket.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2017

John Deasy TD slams delay of state inquiry into ‘Grace’ case

The Government has been slammed by one of its own TDs for a seven-month delay in establishing a state inquiry into allegations of sex abuse against a disabled woman known as ‘Grace’.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2016

Grace report delayed: Finian McGrath

The terms of reference for the inquiry into alleged sexual abuse of disabled children in a Waterford foster home have been delayed, Minister of State for Disability Issues Finian McGrath has confirmed.

Tue, 21 Jun, 2016

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