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What the Government needs to do for carers and assessment

Yesterday on the show you may have heard Kieran speaking to Cara Darmody during her 50-hour picke...

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16.07 21 May 2025


What the Government needs to do for carers and assessment


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16.07 21 May 2025


Yesterday on the show you may have heard Kieran speaking to Cara Darmody during her 50-hour picket outside Leinster House.

She is calling for the Government to address the large number of children awaiting an assessment for a disability or autism for six months or longer.

Joining Kieran today to discuss this is Jane Johnstone, mother and carer to Evan and Daniel to tell her own story and Catherine Cox, Head of Communications and Policy at Family Carers Ireland.


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