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Continued: Taoiseach responds to Anna, a mother, who dropped her disabled adult daughter at A&E due to a lack of care supports

For the past two weeks, Lunchtime Live has spoken to parents who are caring for adult children wi...

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13.35 13 Feb 2026


Continued: Taoiseach responds to Anna, a mother, who dropped her disabled adult daughter at A&E due to a lack of care supports


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For the past two weeks, Lunchtime Live has spoken to parents who are caring for adult children with intellectual disabilities about their struggles to get support for their care. Yesterday, Andrea spoke to Mother “Anna” who dropped her daughter off at A&E because she had reached a breaking point in trying to care for her. Today, Taoiseach Micheal Martin responded to Anna's story. Andrea also spoke and met in person Tony Murray, the Founder of the Before We Die Campaign, his wife, Susan and their daughter, Aoife at their home


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