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Teenage campaigner asks for funding boost to clear assessments of need backlog

Teenage campaigner asks for funding boost to clear assessments of need backlog

Cara Darmody brought a cake up for Simon Harris for their meeting at Government Buildings.

Teenager vows to ‘resist’ any weakening of six-month timeframe for assessments

Teenager vows to ‘resist’ any weakening of six-month timeframe for assessments

Cara Darmody, 14, addressed the Oireachtas Disability Committee on Wednesday about the backlog in the assessment of need system.

Taoiseach says legislation on assessment of needs should be changed

Taoiseach says legislation on assessment of needs should be changed

It comes as teenage campaigner Cara Darmody began staging a 50-hour protest outside Leinster House on Tuesday morning.

Teenager to stage protest as needs-assessment waiting lists projected to soar

Teenager to stage protest as needs-assessment waiting lists projected to soar

14-year-old disability rights activist to hold 50-hour protest at Dáil

14-year-old disability rights activist to hold 50-hour protest at Dáil

Parents describe ‘constant fight’ for school places

Parents describe ‘constant fight’ for school places

Government ‘doing all it can’ to ensure every child will have a school place

Government ‘doing all it can’ to ensure every child will have a school place

Private child disability assessors were paid €1.3m more than projected

Private child disability assessors were paid €1.3m more than projected

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

A briefing complied for minister Norma Foley calls for reform of the assessment of need process.

‘I’m not lazy, I’m autistic’: Young woman says she ‘thrived’ in special school

‘I’m not lazy, I’m autistic’: Young woman says she ‘thrived’ in special school

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

Kate Raftery, from Dublin, addressed parents camping outside the Department of Education to protest over a lack of special education school places

Parents begin camping outside department over lack of school places

Parents begin camping outside department over lack of school places

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

‘We do not want our children to become the next scandal’ in Irish history, a 24-hour sleep out protest heard.

‘Unacceptable’ that autistic boy faced 10-year wait for dental care – Taoiseach

‘Unacceptable’ that autistic boy faced 10-year wait for dental care – Taoiseach

Wed, 26 Feb, 2025

Micheál Martin has said the Government will intervene in the case and long waits for dental care were not acceptable.

Dublin parents to hold 24-hour sleep-out over ‘cruel’ lack of special placements

Dublin parents to hold 24-hour sleep-out over ‘cruel’ lack of special placements

Sat, 22 Feb, 2025

Charlotte Cahill, whose daughter Cyra is autistic, said she believes the lack of school places for children with additional needs is getting worse

Simon Harris pledges to ‘ramp up’ therapies for special schools in budget

Simon Harris pledges to ‘ramp up’ therapies for special schools in budget

Sun, 25 Aug, 2024

The Taoiseach said that finance should ‘never be a constraint’ in hiring staff to provide therapies for children with additional needs.

Worry for parents of children with special needs left without school places

Worry for parents of children with special needs left without school places

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Parent and SNA Nicola O’Dea appealed to the Government to ‘get your act together’ and provide for children with additional needs.