The care referendum will compromise rights of people with disabilities and carers and will provide no new enforceable rights or improved services for people with disabilities and carers a NO vote on March 8th is vital .
Proposed Referendum Article 42.B fails to enshrine a unequivocall commitment by the Government for the provision of care by the Government and attempts to pass on the provision of care to families exclusively -this Referendum is an opportunity for people with disabilities and carers to demonstrate that we have had enough of the failure of the State to provide equal support and services for people with disabilities and carers and No vote will ensure that the Government will have to take it’s responsibilities seriously .
The Department of Health has failed in alone of its key goals to deliver CAMHS services with nearly 600 children waiting over a year for a first appointment and indications that 2023 will be considerably worst .
The HSE have created a service review merry go round for clients with autism who are approved for the appointment of a Case Manager sine 2021 by instructing day care services staff to carry out reviews of their service needs while the HSE fail to hire Case Managers as a direct result of their struggling HR system resulting in no appropriate interventions and service provision taking place .