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Cara Darmody

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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.

Teenage disability campaigner describes shortage of therapists as ‘myth’

Teenage disability campaigner describes shortage of therapists as ‘myth’

A teenage disability campaigner has said it is a myth that there is a shortage of therapists to carry out assessments of need (AONs)

HSE chief admits waiting lists for assessments for children with disabilities will get worse

HSE chief admits waiting lists for assessments for children with disabilities will get worse

Bernard Gloster acknowledged a “significant challenge” in tackling the crisis, with more than 15,000 children with serious disabilities waiting to access their legal right to assessments.

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

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

Taoiseach says legislation on assessment of needs should be changed

Taoiseach says legislation on assessment of needs should be changed

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

Ireland is an embarrassment on child disability services, girl to tell Dáil protest

Ireland is an embarrassment on child disability services, girl to tell Dáil protest

Wed, 25 Sep, 2024

Cara Darmody (14) will tell a ‘monster meeting’ on Thursday that she will campaign internationally on the way Ireland is failing children.