Carers ignored ( Yet Again ) as Government rule out COVID bonus
We have 5 Minister with Disability in their Job descriptions yet this Government have decided to ignore carers and people with disabilities when awarding a COVID 19 bonus .Carers and people with disabilities abandoned by Government throughout the COVID pandemic worked 24/7 -365 days a year without a break yet this cruel Government offer them a Bank Holiday which the can’t take.
Disability Specialists and Day Care Staff will be moved to work on booster roll-out
People with disabilities are to suffer yet again during this Pandemic with key specialists to continue to be re-deployed by the HSE and work on the National Vaccine Roll-Out plan as the HSE struggle to find that 1000s of staff required to meet the logistical and supply chain requirements .
The Budget must support people with disabilities -carers
Ireland now has 518,000 unpaid carers saving the state €20 Billion we must support these carers with a Pandemic Carers Payment today
Quota System Required for Disability Talent Recruitment
As Businesses run out of workers they are reducing hours or closing down for days rather than examine the rich talent pool that exist within the disability community .
Young people with disabilities forced to choose between Nursing home care at 20 or Nothing
” One of the very real concerns that arose in these complaints was the anger of younger people with disabilities who have to make a choice of accepting nursing home care at a young age ( 20s and 30s ) or staying in the community with no supports ” Office of the Confidential Recipient report finds .