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Government approves additional €5.7 million for Galway County Council

by Elodie Golden | September 19, 2023 | Galway, Galway East, Galways Fair Share | 0 Comments

Minister for Disability and Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Anne Rabbitte, has welcomed an increased allocation of over €5.7 million in funding being provided to Galway County Council by Government, as approved by Cabinet today, Wednesday 6th September. The...

Minister Rabbitte has welcomed the further expansion of eligibility for GP visit cards – GP Card Expansion Making Healthcare More Affordable

by Elodie Golden | September 12, 2023 | AI in Health, Health, Health Technology, Healthcare | 0 Comments

From September 11th some 215,000 people are newly eligible to apply for the cards. It is part of the biggest expansion in eligibility for free GP care in the history of the state happening this year and covering up to 500,000 people. Minister Rabbitte said: This is...

Digital for Good: Ireland’s Digital Inclusion Roadmap

by Elodie Golden | August 14, 2023 | Digital for Good, Digital Hubs, Digital Infrastructure, Inclusion, Innovation, Naional Broadband Plan, National Digital Strategy | 0 Comments

The Minister for Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, today, (Thursday), published Digital for Good: Ireland’s Digital Inclusion Roadmap. As digital technologies become increasingly woven into our daily lives, there is a risk that some...

PORTRAITS – A stunning artistic interpretation of Hidden Pain unveiled in Rome

by Elodie Golden | August 12, 2023 | AI in Health, Disability, Health, Health Technology, Health Technology | 0 Comments

PORTRAITS was born as a project to showcase multiple sclerosis, an often invisible disease that affects about 140,000 people in Italy, 9,000 people in Ireland and about 3 million people in the world. PortrAIts goal is to showcase the invisible symptoms of multiple...

Rent A Room Scheme – Student Accommodation – Housing for All

by Elodie Golden | August 2, 2023 | Housing, Students, Third Level Students | 0 Comments

The State is now directly investing to support the construction of nearly 1,100 new student accommodation with projects underway to build new student accommodation blocks at DCU, the University of Limerick, University of Galway and Maynooth University. This...

New income eligibility limits for affordable cost rental take effect

by Elodie Golden | August 1, 2023 | Housing | 0 Comments

Net household income limit of €66,000 in Dublin Net household income limit of €59,000 in rest of the country New income eligibility limits for Cost Rental take effect from today, August 1st 2023. The new limits were announced recently as part of the Government’s...

Government announces full funding for assisted human reproduction treatment from September

by Meike Westerhof | July 26, 2023 | AHR, Fertility, Health, Healthcare, IVF | 0 Comments

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has announced that fully publicly-funded assisted human reproduction (AHR) treatment will commence in September. Eligible patients will be entitled to one full cycle of IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) or ICSI (Intracytoplasmic sperm...

Government establishes Expert Taskforce to support expansion of pharmacist roles

by Meike Westerhof | July 24, 2023 | Health, Healthcare, Pharmacy | 0 Comments

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is setting up an Expert Taskforce to support the expansion of the role of pharmacists in Ireland. The Taskforce will examine how pharmacists can be enabled to operate at the top of their licence for the benefit of patients and the...

Government announce significant third level expansion for key healthcare and therapy areas

by Elodie Golden | July 24, 2023 | education, Health, Healthcare | 0 Comments

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD have today announced a significant increase in the number of third level places available in healthcare courses, including therapy...

Minister Rabbitte welcomes the addition of fixed track hoists to Housing Adaptation Grants

by Elodie Golden | July 22, 2023 | Ability, Diversity, Housing | 0 Comments

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East and Minister for Disability, Anne Rabbitte, has welcomed the signing of new regulations which will bring fixed track hoists within the scope of the Housing Adaptation Grants for People with a Disability and Older Persons. Grants of up to...