€8m for children's therapies materialises after mother criticises department over publicity event
A spokesman for children’s minister Norma Foley said: 'There is a target date for commencing the projects mid-year and many of them are due to be completed to the end of 2027.' File Picture: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie
The children’s minister has found €8m in funding for children’s therapies after the Government was accused of using a nine-year-old with cerebral palsy as a “prop” for a photo opportunity.
The multimillion-euro fund for children with special needs was launched in October 2023, but the Dáil heard that the money had yet to materialise.
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