Cara's fund: Government 'must clear backlog of assessments for children with disabilities'

Sinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats, People Before Profit, and Independent Ireland demand urgent funding to clear AON backlog to coincide with Cara Dermody's vigil

Tipperary-based campaigner Cara Darmody is set to hold a vigil outside the Dáil next week. Opposition parties say their new call for action from the Government is timed to coincide with her protest. File picture: Sam Boal/Collins

The Government must establish an emergency fund to clear the backlog of assessments of needs (AONs) for children with disabilities, a joint opposition motion has called for.

The leaders of Sinn Féin, Labour, the Social Democrats, People Before Profit, and Independent Ireland are all backing the joint motion, which is set to be debated in the Dáil on Tuesday.