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Raised grave safeguarding risk for children in @HSELive West North West @HSE_West_NWest - where National Guidelines & Instructions on Mandatory Reporting not fully circulated -Risk of predatory paedophilia compounded when Clinicians who raise concerns are targeted for retaliation
July 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Raised grave safeguarding risk for children in @HSELive West North West @HSE_West_NWest - where National Guidelines & Instructions on Mandatory Reporting not fully circulated -Risk of predatory paedophilia compounded when Clinicians who raise concerns are targeted for retaliation
‘No Irish. No Blacks. No Dogs’ - No Opinions! Labelling Ireland’s Criticism of #Netanyahu ‘s War Crimes in #Gaza & #WestBank as ‘Anti-Semitism’ is Racist Slur against Irish people. A reprehensible rhetorical device - designed to silence criticism of #EthnicCleansing & #Genocide
July 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
‘No Irish. No Blacks. No Dogs’ - No Opinions! Labelling Ireland’s Criticism of #Netanyahu ‘s War Crimes in #Gaza & #WestBank as ‘Anti-Semitism’ is Racist Slur against Irish people. A reprehensible rhetorical device - designed to silence criticism of #EthnicCleansing & #Genocide
No more empty apologies & spin from @CHI_Ireland -We need accountability (Resignations at Board & Senior Mgmt Team) -We need Action -Immediate action to treat all of the children & young adults that are being harmed by CHI -Support for families also @scolionetwork www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bil...
July 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
No more empty apologies & spin from @CHI_Ireland -We need accountability (Resignations at Board & Senior Mgmt Team) -We need Action -Immediate action to treat all of the children & young adults that are being harmed by CHI -Support for families also @scolionetwork www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bil...
Cabinet have directed my #Disability (Personalised Budgets) Bill be delayed by 18 months until Christmas Day 2026 -This Bill would transform lives of #Disabled & Older Citizens needing care support giving Autonomy & Dignity -Govt ideologically opposed to #Disabled Rights #Scrooge
July 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Cabinet have directed my #Disability (Personalised Budgets) Bill be delayed by 18 months until Christmas Day 2026 -This Bill would transform lives of #Disabled & Older Citizens needing care support giving Autonomy & Dignity -Govt ideologically opposed to #Disabled Rights #Scrooge
Brought my #Disability Personalised Budgets Bill 2024 to Debate Stage -This legislation will transform the lives of #Disabled citizens & older citizens requiring supports to live with dignity at home -Scrooge Cabinet have postponed it to Christmas Day 2026 www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bil...
June 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Brought my #Disability Personalised Budgets Bill 2024 to Debate Stage -This legislation will transform the lives of #Disabled citizens & older citizens requiring supports to live with dignity at home -Scrooge Cabinet have postponed it to Christmas Day 2026 www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bil...
Ireland Needs #Referendum On Militarily Non-Aligned #Neutral Status -Removal Of Triple Lock Is Seismic Shift In Irish Foreign Policy -Needs Carefully Considered Replacement-NOT Simple Govt Majority -We Need To Reform UN -Not Repudiate It -We Need To Invest In Defence & Neutrality
May 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Ireland Needs #Referendum On Militarily Non-Aligned #Neutral Status -Removal Of Triple Lock Is Seismic Shift In Irish Foreign Policy -Needs Carefully Considered Replacement-NOT Simple Govt Majority -We Need To Reform UN -Not Repudiate It -We Need To Invest In Defence & Neutrality
#Grace Case Happening Again -In Real Time -To Caitlin & Louise Hassan -Caitlin Was Raped In State Funded Care -A Life Changing Act Of Sexual Violence -‘Enough For Any Mother In Any Lifetime -For Her Daughter To Tell Her She Was Raped’ Please @NormaFoleyTD1 #BelieveHer
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
#Grace Case Happening Again -In Real Time -To Caitlin & Louise Hassan -Caitlin Was Raped In State Funded Care -A Life Changing Act Of Sexual Violence -‘Enough For Any Mother In Any Lifetime -For Her Daughter To Tell Her She Was Raped’ Please @NormaFoleyTD1 #BelieveHer
The #Grace Case Is Happening Again -Now -To Caitlin Hassan -Sexually Assaulted In State Funded Care -Raised This Issue With @Louisehassan4 Caitlin’s Mum With @NormaFoleyTD1 -This Is Happening On The The Minister’s Watch -#Caitlin Needs Support -Not Retaliation From @roinnslainte
April 30, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The #Grace Case Is Happening Again -Now -To Caitlin Hassan -Sexually Assaulted In State Funded Care -Raised This Issue With @Louisehassan4 Caitlin’s Mum With @NormaFoleyTD1 -This Is Happening On The The Minister’s Watch -#Caitlin Needs Support -Not Retaliation From @roinnslainte
Following #Hamas Genocidal Attack On #October7 - #Israel ‘s Defence Forces #IDF Persistent War Crimes In #Gaza -Urbanicide Femicide Infanticide -Murdering Over 14,000 Children & Infants -‘Field Executions’ Of Medics, Young Men, Boys & Girls -Targeting Hospitals -De Facto Genocide
April 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Damning @HIQA Report Into @CHI_Ireland Demonstrates Clearly -Executive Management Team & Board Are UNFIT To Lead New Children’s Hospital -For #Disabled Children’s Health & Welfare & For #Carers & Families They Need To Resign Now -Public Enquiry Now -Toxic Culture Of Systemic Harm
April 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
What Next? On @HIQA Report On #Scoliosis Surgeries Published -Repeated Governance & Management Failures @CHI_Ireland @HSELive & @roinnslainte -Zero Confidence In Executive Leadership Team & Board at Children’s Health Ireland -Zero Confidence In ‘Transition’ To Children’s Hospital
April 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
What Next? On @HIQA Report On #Scoliosis Surgeries Published -Repeated Governance & Management Failures @CHI_Ireland @HSELive & @roinnslainte -Zero Confidence In Executive Leadership Team & Board at Children’s Health Ireland -Zero Confidence In ‘Transition’ To Children’s Hospital
On Day That @HIQA Report On #Scoliosis Surgeries Published - @CHI_Ireland Spokesperson States “Not all patients waiting for spinal surgery for longer than four months are clinically suitable to travel abroad for surgery” —In Other Words -They Are Now INOPERABLE -Ireland’s SCANDAL
April 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
On Day That @HIQA Report On #Scoliosis Surgeries Published - @CHI_Ireland Spokesperson States “Not all patients waiting for spinal surgery for longer than four months are clinically suitable to travel abroad for surgery” —In Other Words -They Are Now INOPERABLE -Ireland’s SCANDAL
People Shocked At #Adolescence -Traumatised -However, Shamefully -Were Netflix To Dramatise The Lives Of #Disabled Irish Adolescents & Teens -There Would Be International Outrage -Disbelief At The Routine & Cruel Suffering & Unmet Need In Ireland -A Pathologically #Ableist State
April 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
People Shocked At #Adolescence -Traumatised -However, Shamefully -Were Netflix To Dramatise The Lives Of #Disabled Irish Adolescents & Teens -There Would Be International Outrage -Disbelief At The Routine & Cruel Suffering & Unmet Need In Ireland -A Pathologically #Ableist State
How @HSELive & @CHI_Ireland Fail #Disabled Children #Scoliosis Curvature Of Spine Beyond 90/100 Degrees -Twisting & Compressing Little Lungs Hearts & Kidneys Of #Disabled Children & Teens Until They Are Complex & Inoperable -Spending Millions On Lawyers Against #Carers & Families
April 4, 2025 at 7:39 AM
How @HSELive & @CHI_Ireland Fail #Disabled Children #Scoliosis Curvature Of Spine Beyond 90/100 Degrees -Twisting & Compressing Little Lungs Hearts & Kidneys Of #Disabled Children & Teens Until They Are Complex & Inoperable -Spending Millions On Lawyers Against #Carers & Families
Today Is #WorldAutismAwarenessDay - I Will Be Meeting The Parents & #Carers Of Neurodivergent Children Denied Their Basic Human Right To Education & Supports In Ireland - We Are Breach Of Obligations Under The #UNCRPD & Constitution - Reinstate #Disability Matters Committee Now!
April 2, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Today Is #WorldAutismAwarenessDay - I Will Be Meeting The Parents & #Carers Of Neurodivergent Children Denied Their Basic Human Right To Education & Supports In Ireland - We Are Breach Of Obligations Under The #UNCRPD & Constitution - Reinstate #Disability Matters Committee Now!
Ireland’s Militarily Non-Aligned #Neutrality Under Attack -Relentless Misinformation Campaign In Public Discourse -Many False Narratives E.G. ‘Our EU & NATO Partners Resent Our ‘Shameful’ #Neutral Status’ FALSE - Removal Of Triple Lock Requires Safeguard Of #Neutrality Referendum
March 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Ireland’s Militarily Non-Aligned #Neutrality Under Attack -Relentless Misinformation Campaign In Public Discourse -Many False Narratives E.G. ‘Our EU & NATO Partners Resent Our ‘Shameful’ #Neutral Status’ FALSE - Removal Of Triple Lock Requires Safeguard Of #Neutrality Referendum
Ireland’s #Scoliosis Surgical ‘Wait List’ (Corporate & Clinical Failures @CHI_Ireland) & Failures in Paediatric Urology = International Medical Scandal -International Paediatric Spinal Surgeons (With Higher Specialist Training) Shocked At Condition Of #Disabled Irish Children
March 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Ireland’s #Scoliosis Surgical ‘Wait List’ (Corporate & Clinical Failures @CHI_Ireland) & Failures in Paediatric Urology = International Medical Scandal -International Paediatric Spinal Surgeons (With Higher Specialist Training) Shocked At Condition Of #Disabled Irish Children
Raised Shannon Report on Systemic Sexual Abuse in @stjohnie -Courageous Survivors like @Mick_Finnegan & Unanimous Cross Party Support in Seanad For Full Public Inquiry into Abuse -Voices of Young Men & Boys - Raped In Loco Parentis -Their Voices Need To Be Heard
March 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Raised Shannon Report on Systemic Sexual Abuse in @stjohnie -Courageous Survivors like @Mick_Finnegan & Unanimous Cross Party Support in Seanad For Full Public Inquiry into Abuse -Voices of Young Men & Boys - Raped In Loco Parentis -Their Voices Need To Be Heard
This Wednesday -With @SenatorMcDowell We Will Bring The #Scoliosis Treatment Bill 2024 To Committee Stage In Seanad Éireann -To Compel @HSELive & @CHI_Ireland To Urgently Address The Inalienable Human Rights & Acute Medical Needs Of #Disabled Irish Children -We Must Do Better On #Disability Rights ✊
March 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This Wednesday -With @SenatorMcDowell We Will Bring The #Scoliosis Treatment Bill 2024 To Committee Stage In Seanad Éireann -To Compel @HSELive & @CHI_Ireland To Urgently Address The Inalienable Human Rights & Acute Medical Needs Of #Disabled Irish Children -We Must Do Better On #Disability Rights ✊