Young Cork disability campaigner warns politicians 'your jobs are on the line' 

15-year-old Katie Byrne tells FUSS rally that politicians need to step up and improve services and supports for people with disabilities.
Young Cork disability campaigner warns politicians 'your jobs are on the line' 

Cerebral Palsy Katie Byrne (15) from Cobh speaking at the protest march in support of families seeking improvements to disability services, FUSS. Picture: Larry Cummins

An inspirational teenager with cerebral palsy has warned politicians that their jobs are on the line if they don’t radically improve services and supports for people with disabilities.

Katie Byrne, 15, from Cobh in Cork, was one of the speakers at a Families Unite for Services and Support (FUSS) rally on Friday to highlight the failed rollout of the Progressive Disability Services system.

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