# disability-services - Friday 3 June, 2022
# Delayed Delivery
Staff vacancies in Child Disability Network Teams as high as 88% in one locality, reports Orla Dwyer. "Everything is a fight," say parents who report poor communication from teams. Therapist vacancies are highest, leaving children without services.
# disability-services - Thursday 24 March, 2022
# Delayed Delivery
# Delayed Delivery
There is an average vacancy rate of about 25% across teams, the Joint Committee heard this week.
# disability-services - Friday 11 March, 2022
# Delayed Delivery
# Delayed Delivery
Two recent surveys highlight concerns that services are getting worse rather than better.
# disability-services - Thursday 23 September, 2021
# Disability Services
# Disability Services
The changes were made as part of the roll-out of a new centralised model of disability services.
# disability-services - Wednesday 29 July, 2020
# Disability Services
# Disability Services
The HSE is working with disability services to determine the financial aid that will be necessary to implement social distancing.
# disability-services - Sunday 8 September, 2019
# HIQA
# HIQA
The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.
# disability-services - Saturday 4 August, 2018
# Health Watchdog
# Health Watchdog
The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.
# disability-services - Sunday 20 May, 2018
# Disability Services
# Disability Services
Bus Éireann require 24-hour notice of travel for wheelchair users.
# disability-services - Monday 11 December, 2017
# UNSOLICITED Information
# UNSOLICITED Information
The concerns are all raised in documents released by Hiqa (the Health and Quality Authority) to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.
# disability-services - Monday 4 December, 2017
# Disability Services
# Disability Services
The last government, and Leo Varadkar as Minister for Health, had, in the context of numerous disability scandals an ideal moment for reform, writes Paddy Connolly.
# disability-services - Thursday 10 August, 2017
# Kildare
# Kildare
An inspection from Hiqa found a number of issues at Broadleaf Manor in Kildare.
# disability-services - Saturday 18 March, 2017
# Inhumane
# Inhumane
We’re still abdicating our responsibility to take care of our most vulnerable children, O’Connor says.
# disability-services - Monday 5 September, 2016
# FOI
# FOI
New documents show a range of issues raised with disability services in Ireland.
# disability-services - Thursday 18 February, 2016
# GE16 Fact Check
# GE16 Fact Check
TheJournal.ie’s GE16 FactCheck wades into the middle of a row between Fine Gael and a high-profile Dáil candidate.
# disability-services - Tuesday 16 December, 2014
# Disability Services
# Disability Services
Leigh Gath has been named the HSE’s Confidential Recipient.
# disability-services - Wednesday 8 October, 2014
# Inspection
# Inspection
The centre in Offaly was given an immediate care order.
# disability-services - Friday 25 July, 2014
# Disability Services
# Disability Services
A subsequent report showed a major improvement.
# disability-services - Thursday 5 September, 2013
# Disability Cuts
# Disability Cuts
The cuts have resulted in an immediate reduction in transport services for users, affecting 44 users in County Wicklow.
# disability-services - Tuesday 27 August, 2013
# Disability Services
# Disability Services
The disability services organisation has introduced a series of service cuts as a result of the funding decision.
# disability-services - Monday 19 August, 2013
# Disability Services
# Disability Services
A letter sent to parents in Galway says that some school leavers with intellectual disabilities will be offered places that will not “fully address requirements”.
