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      <title><![CDATA[Positive Mental Health for All]]></title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PR052012/Pages/PositiveMentalHealthforAll.aspx">Dublin City Council</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[A mental health seminar, focusing on teenagers, will take place, as part of Dublin City Councils Social Inclusion Week on Thursday, 17th May. The seminar, Positive Mental Health for All, will be held at The Venue, Civic Offices, and Fishamble Street, Dublin 8, at 11am ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reilly rules out repeal of prescription charge]]></title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=20700">Irish Health</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[Health Minister James Reilly has said he is not in a position to repeal the 50 cent prescription charge on medical card patients, despite promising to do so when he took over as Minister. He told the Dail he regretted that, due to the current financial climate, he was not in a position to remove the 50 cent charge, one of his goals on entering office. "However, despite the very difficult budgetary situation, the Government has ruled out an increase in prescription charges.. ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rehab expansion to create 400 jobs]]></title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0517/1224316239866.html">Irish Times</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[JOANNE HUNT MORE THAN 400 jobs will be created by the Rehab Group as it expands its operations in Ireland over the next three years. The not-for-profit organisation is to create a further 350 jobs at its facilities in the UK, Poland and in the Netherlands. Rehab provides training, employment, health and social care services for 56,000 people in the EU each year, including those with disabilities and the marginalised ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tallaght Hospital Investigation Report published by Health Information and Quality Authority]]></title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.hiqa.ie/press-release/2012-05-17-tallaght-hospital-investigation-report-published-health-information-and-qua">Health Information and Quality Authority</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Health Information and Quality Authority has today published the report of its investigation into the quality, safety and governance of the care provided by the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin incorporating the National Children&#8217;s Hospital, for patients in the Emergency Department and those requiring acute admission to the Hospital ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Equality Minister Kathleen Lynch announces extension of ESF funding to 36 positive action projects]]></title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/2012/05/equality-minister-kathleen-lynch-announces-extension-of-esf-funding-to-36-positive-action-projects/?cat=12">Merrion Street</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[Equality Minister Kathleen Lynch announces extension of ESF funding to 36 positive action projects Minister of State for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People, Ms Kathleen Lynch T.D., today announced a commitment of over &euro;1.1 million in additional funding to 36 positive action projects across Ireland, which are working to increase women&#8217;s participation in the labour market and the broader economy under the ESF funded Equality for Women Measure ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[400 New Jobs To Be Created By The Rehab Group]]></title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144445">Build.ie</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Rehab Group, which provides support services and job opportunity for disabled people, has announced that it plans to recruit 750 new staff over the next three years. Over 400 of these positions will be based in Ireland. The Rehab Group currently employs over 3,500 people, with 2,500 based in Ireland and another 1,000 in the UK, Poland and the Netherlands. The new posts will be in the areas of training, education, health and social care, IT, sales and marketing, management and administration ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tallaght hospital issues being addressed]]></title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0516/breaking28.html">Irish Times</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hiqa conducted an investigation into the running of the Tallaght's emergency department after an inquest into the death of a patient raised serious concerns about overcrowding and the management of risk. Photograph: David Sleator/Irish Times EOIN BURKE-KENNEDY A number of concerns raised last year about the quality of patient care at Tallaght hospital&#8217;s emergency department have been addressed, according to Minister for Health James Reilly ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mother of boys with autism to contest allowance refusal]]></title>
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      <source url="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0515/1224316131221.html">Irish Times</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[A mother of two young boys with autism has brought a High Court challenge to the Minister for Social Protection&#8217;s decision refusing her a carer&#8217;s allowance for one of the boys. Patricia Flood, whose sons Harry (6) and Gavin (3) both have autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, was informed last March she would no longer receive a domiciliary care allowance in respect of Harry ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[BAI new rules on subtitling criticised]]></title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 01:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0515/1224316130353.html">Irish Times</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[AISHLING PHELAN ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTING the disability and ageing sector in Ireland are &#8220;deeply shocked&#8221; by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland&#8217;s proposed new rules which they believe will significantly reduce the amount of subtitling available. Yesterday the BAI published new rules to govern the level of subtitling, sign language and audio description that Irish television broadcasters must offer to the public ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[School leavers with disabilities]]></title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 01:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2012/0515/1224316129552.html">Irish Times</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[EVEN DURING good times the needs of children with intellectual disabilities were neglected. But the extent to which hundreds of disabled young people and their families stand to suffer as a result of fresh spending cuts is particularly galling. Many school-leavers with disabilities who require essential services are now being turned down for support once they finish their education next month ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deadline today register to vote]]></title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 01:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0514/1224316064638.html">Irish Times</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[OLIVIA KELLY TODAY IS the deadline to register to vote in the referendum on the fiscal treaty on May 31st. The treaty obliges states to keep budget deficits and public debts within tight limits. Irish citizens who are not yet registered to vote have until close of business today to submit an application to their local authorities for inclusion on the supplementary register of electors. Application forms are available from city and county councils or online at checktheregister ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The only thing he has is the bus that comes to collect him]]></title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 01:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0514/1224316065524.html">Irish Times</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[CARL O'BRIEN ANALYSIS:  Young people with disabilities are facing an uncertain future once they finish school FRANK CONATY&#8217;S son is just one of the hundreds who will be affected by spending cuts to disability services. Mathew, who turned 18 last year, has a severe disability and is completely dependent on others. He needs assistance for everything, from using the toilet and getting dressed to going to bed. &#8220;His entire life revolves around school ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[School leavers with intellectual disabilities face cuts in support]]></title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 01:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/0514/1224316066178.html">Irish Times</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[CARL O'BRIEN HEALTH AUTHORITIES are under mounting pressure to find places for up to 700 children with intellectual disabilities who require essential services when they finish school next month. However, several voluntary service providers say they are &#8220;cut to the bone&#8221; and have started to turn down requests from parents for vital services for their children ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mental health services allowed to go into freefall]]></title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 01:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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      <source url="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0511/1224315907625.html">Irish Times</source>
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      <description><![CDATA[EOGHAN MacCONNELL PSYCHIATRIC NURSES:  THE GOVERNMENT has allowed Ireland&#8217;s mental health services to &#8220;go into freefall&#8221;, the Psychiatric Nurses Association annual delegates conference in Athlone, Co Westmeath,heard yesterday. Association chairman Liam McNamara warned of the damage being caused to mental health services by retirements, budget cuts and the public service staffing moratorium ...]]></description>
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