Use of residents’ money among issues found at centres for people with disabilities
Hiqa identifies non-compliance at almost half of such centres inspected recently
‘Abusive interactions’ at Westmeath care centre, Hiqa finds
Lack of calm or safe atmosphere at Gainevale House, a centre for adults with disabilities
Disability centre resident experienced ‘89 abusive incidents’ in nine months - Hiqa
Watchdog says some staff not completing training at St John of God Community Service in Glasthule
Funding for Rehab to be increased by €2m a year
Government was warned disability service faced closure if increased funding not agreed
Staff in brain injury support centre were ignoring residents - report
Inspectors found residents’ ovens, fridges, cupboards, floor and toilets unclean
Staff in disability centre told to leave resident behind during fire drills
Hiqa found Drombanna Centre in Limerick had fire safety failings
Physical abuse between residents found at disability centre
Hiqa says five staying at facility in Limerick ‘did not live compatibly with each other’
Storm Ophelia: Luas operator meets as service cancelled
Rail and bus services to be restored and colleges reopen but schools remain closed
Residents at disability centre subjected to physical and verbal abuse
Health watchdog forced to intervene after receiving 21 allegations in less than a month
Galway disability centre ‘failed to prevent peer-to-peer abuse’
Hiqa releases critical reports into disability services in Galway, Louth and Tipperary
Over €100,000 paid to 24 bosses at funded bodies
HSE gives Oireachtas Committee details of executive pay levels in grant-aided bodies
PAC to seek pay details from grant-aided bodies
Dáil Public Accounts Committee told 25 bodies received more than €5 million
Limerick parade draws 70,000 on to streets
Special Olympics Ireland athletes serve as Grand Marshals in ‘City of Culture’ march
Bonus pay up to 35% never taken, says Kerins
Charity boss unable to remember detail of reward payment in 2009 when asked
Ten senior managers in one Rehab division share €900,000 in salaries
Figures given to PAC show employer pension contributions just over €81,700
‘Wellness bus’ becomes vehicle for conversation about positive mental health
A mobile mental health service operates in west Cork as part of an initiative to help people recover outside traditional mental-health services
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