'Some days we don’t know how to keep going': Kerry mother's wish list for Budget 2025

'Some days we don’t know how to keep going': Kerry mother's wish list for Budget 2025

Pamela Dennehy says her 13-year-old son Liam is 'doing amazing', but that the family has struggled to arrange physiotherapy and other post-surgery supports. 

When it comes to hoping what the budget will deliver for the disability sector, it is hard to know where to start, said one Kerry mother whose teenage son lives with scoliosis and a rare genetic disorder.

Pamela Dennehy, living in Killarney, said a key change would be improved funding for community services, known as Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNT).

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