Children’s disability services posts left unfilled

More than 40 per cent of posts in children’s disability services in Meath are currently vacant and 826 children are on waiting lists for services. The stark figures were revealed in answer to a parliamentary question by deputy Darren O’Rourke who urged the Government to act to fill the vacant posts. Children’s Disability Network Teams…

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Increase in disability among 13-year-olds in past decade – ESRI

The proportion of 13-year-olds who have a disability has increased by 17% in the decade up to 2022, according to research by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). Using data from the Growing Up in Ireland study, the ESRI looked at changes in the prevalence and profile of disability among 13-year-olds between 2011 and…

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