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THE NATIONAL SUPPORT organisation for people with disabilities have said that a letter sent to parents in Galway is a “huge blow”.
RTÉ’s This Week yesterday reported that junior minister Kathleen Lynch had sent a letter to parents that said cuts to disability services would leave some service users “without appropriate places”.
Some places that are offered, the letter says, “will not fully address individuals’ requirements”
The letter says that the shortage of places is due to cuts and staffing pressures.
“Alongside the 1.2 per cent reduction in the 2013 budget, pressures such as the moratorium on staff recruitment have given rise to challenges in service provision. Some agencies may not have the physical capacity to provide further services in the current context.”
John Dolan of the Disability Federation of Ireland says that the news will hit people who have “fought hard to get the supports to enable them to live ordinary lives”.
“People are on waiting lists for a wide range of disability services, 1,671 people are waiting on Personal Assistance, as reported by the Health Research Board, since 2011.
Minister Lynch is further underlining the Government’s contradictory policy of having national policy objectives to support people with disabilities on one hand, and on the other hand, continuing to implement further funding cuts to the services that support people with disabilities to live their day to day lives.
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Can it give a burglar a thump with a baseball bat?
oddly disguised advert/review. a good one though . but I think you have to add that Belkin and Dlink have had cameras like this out for years and they are half the price. its definitely neither new or ground breaking.
I have a Belkin one, cost me €65 and works perfectly.
So you buy the camera, it is your, but the footage belongs to Nest and you have to pay to replay it? Eh, let me think about this one for a while….
I just want to get a camera for me ma’s front door and a simple display screen. any suggestions out there?
Ring.com
I have two nest protects, and they are great. Considered getting this too but the monthly fee is excessive. It’s a bill I could do without.
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If you intended to be an embarrassing Grammar Nazi then this could be awkward, as NESTS fir alarm is called the protect. and its highly likely that is hats he has.
Brian Donovan, can you connect as many cameras as you like to one wifi router or do you need several wifi routers
Big Brother finds a home!!!!
It is useful for security though.
Gotcha! Little Timmy you grabbed a bun when my back was turned.
Maybe the GAA could modify it, then each player could have one on his shirt with video and sound. Could be called the Foul and Feign System (FFS).
Why ? you would have to be a very controlling person to have this watching your family all day.
Gavin,
it could be handy to keep an eye on Holiday homes throughout the year.
There are less expensive versions of this that don’t have monthly fees. Are equipped with SD cards with full colour HD and night vision, and can be logged into from your smartphone. lidl and Aldi sell them every so often. They work through your wifi.
cool
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