Mother accuses HSE of 'bullying' her family

The mother of a child with Down syndrome whose discretionary medical card was scrapped has accused the HSE of “bullying” her family into accepting sub-standard care.

Noreen Keane said she is being forced to accept support which does not meet her eight-year-old son Ronan’s needs due to an “anti-disability” agenda within Government.

The Limerick mother — who gained national attention last autumn when the Irish Examiner revealed she was blanked by Taoiseach Enda Kenny outside Fine Gael’s ard fheis — said when her case received public attention, the HSE agreed to meet to resolve the issue.