Acknowledgement from Department of Education that 39 therapists is nowhere near sufficient, and that they expect teachers and SNAs to carry out the work that should be done by qualified SLTs and OTs. Makes a great headline though. 🙄

Not a single hope that recruitment will be completed and all 39 therapists be will in post by October 2024. Cloud cuckoo land talk here!

Dublin City Council - June 21st 2024 - More of the Same While I congratulate you on your election, you talk about an "autism friendly city" and how much of a priority it is for you. I can't let that slide without making the very important point that children and adults with

💪💪💪 Class Rhasidat Adeleke !!! 💪💪💪

The hoops disabled people have to go through for €232 a week. And that’s if the payment isn’t reduced by means testing on your partners income. The means test needs to go Heather Humphreys Department of Social Protection Anne Rabbitte TD

No Transport to #Disability Services = No #Disability Services! In Conversation with ⁦St. Michael's House⁩ -There is Crisis in Transport to Services Leading to Onerous/Unsustainable Commutes for Elderly Parents/Carers -One Carer Has Driven Over 1 Million Km with Adult Child 🥵

Far worse ways to spend a Saturday evening. cheers!

Anyone got a really good sangria recipe please? I’m home from Spain since Tuesday evening and I’m getting withdrawals 😂 Philip Nolan Tom Doorley

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Waiting for her hero🇮🇪 St. Mary's NS Tallaght Athletics Ireland Tallaght Community Council (RCN)20012335

Best wishes to Rhasidat in her race tonight. We are all so proud here in St Marks Senior School. Here is a photo of her competing in the CLG Primary Sports in Morton Stadium Santry. She proves that you should always have the confidence to dream big. Rhasidat Adeleke RTÉ Sport

Soooooo that’s at least four years away from making any meaningful impact to healthcare???? Places for these therapist uni courses are still ridiculously low for what we need. What’s the short term plan?

Great run for Rhasidat Adeleke. A time of 49.28 seconds would have won the gold in Rio 2016, London 2012, Beijing 2008, and Athens 2004.

I definitely think some in HSE forget that each “service user” is a someone’s child or special person. *News flash* waiting list numbers are also people. Not impersonal, inanimate objects but real people with needs waiting for help.

School Places, Supports and Services for All - Dublin North West 📆19th August 7pm 📍WFTRA Hall, Finglas 📣Speaking: Greg Lewis, SNA and Parent Rachel Martin Rachel Martin Sandra Dillon - Meeting Place Club &More TBA soon! Share with anyone who might be interested

Almost €80million spent on bussing children out of their locality to go to special classes/schools in 2023. Would €80m annually be better spent ensuring every school had autism classes or creating more special schools? #Disability irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4145…