Office of the Disability Appeals Officer Information Evenings

September 3 2010, 02:02pm

ODAO

7 Information Evenings to be held in various venues by the Disability Appeals Officer

Do you have a child with a disability or are you involved in providing services for children with disabilities?

Is your child, or the children you provide services for under 5 years of age or was he/she under 5 years of age on the 1st June 2007?

Has your child had, or have the children you provide services for had an Assessment of Need under the Disability Act or are they currently going through the Assessment process?

If so you may be interested in attending an information evening to learn about the redress service provided by the Disability Appeals Officer.

Details of the Information evenings

The Disability Appeals Officer, Teresa Dykes, is an independent officer appointed by the Minister for Health and Children to provide an appeal service under Section 16 of the Disability Act 2005.

She will be holding 7 information evenings at various venues around the country to explain the services provided by her office. All are welcome to attend.

For further information please go to the Appeals Officer’s website www.odao.ie

Dates and venues for the information evenings are as follows.

Date and Time

Venue

28.09.10
Commence 8:00 pm
Conclude 10:00 pm


Clare Inn, Dromoland, Co Clare
Contact: Patrick Kilbane

05.10.10
Commence 8:00 pm
Conclude 10:00 pm


Tower Hotel, Waterford City
Contact: Avril Bowe

12.10.10
Commence 8:00 pm
Conclude 10:00 pm


Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Co Louth
Contact: Eva Beirne

19.10.10
Commence 8:00 pm
Conclude 10:00 pm


Clarion Hotel, Lapps Quay, Cork
Contact: Morgan Ryan

09.11.10
Commence 8:00 pm
Conclude 10:00 pm


Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone, Co Westmeath
Contact: Denise Dunning

23.11.10
Commence 8:00 pm
Conclude 10:00 pm

Osprey Hotel, Naas, Co Kildare
Contact: Sharon Deegan
Email: sdeegan@osprey.ie
Tel: 045- 881111

30.11.10
Commence 8:00 pm
Conclude 10:00 pm


Red Cow Morans Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin
Contact: Karen McNevin