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‘The State is failing us’ – Kilkenny mother of children with special needs to lead protest outside Dáil

By Kilkenny Now 25th April 2019 Post a comment

A KILKENNY campaigner and mother of special needs children is urging parents to come out and support a national protest to highlight the lack of support services for children with autism and intellectual disabilities. Linda Comerford, who is spokesperson for the ‘Enough is Enough – Every Voice Counts’ campaign, confirmed the protest will take place […]

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‘It goes beyond politics’ – Kilkenny TD urges all parties to support new autism Bill

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2019 Post a comment

KILKENNY TD Kathleen Funchion has urged parties across the political divide to support her new Autism Strategy Bill. Deputy Funchion, who is Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for Education and Skills, is presenting the Bill in the Dáil tomorrow to coincide with World Autism Awareness Day. Deputy Funchion said: “This Bill goes beyond politics. We need this […]

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KATHLEEN FUNCHION: ‘Why are autistic children being treated differently in Kilkenny?’

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2019 0

THIS week I had the opportunity to put the question to our Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh on why is there an acute shortage of ASD classes for secondary students in Kilkenny. I also asked what measures his Department is taking to address this. In black and white terms, the lack of ASD […]

‘The State is failing us’ – Kilkenny mother of children with special needs to lead protest outside Dáil

‘It goes beyond politics’ – Kilkenny TD urges all parties to support new autism Bill

KATHLEEN FUNCHION: ‘Why are autistic children being treated differently in Kilkenny?’

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