青少年倡导者推动提供更多资金,以解决爱尔兰残疾评估严重积压的问题。 Teen advocate pushes for more funding to address dire backlog of disability assessments in Ireland.

14岁的残疾倡导者Cara Darmody正在争取更多资金,以减少爱尔兰残疾儿童需求评估的积压。 14-year-old disability advocate Cara Darmody is campaigning for more funding to reduce the backlog of assessments of need (AONs) for children with disabilities in Ireland. 这些评估确定了儿童的保健需要和服务需要,但预计到年底将积压将近25 000份,只有7%按时完成。 These assessments, which identify children's health needs and service requirements, face a backlog projected to reach nearly 25,000 by year-end, with only 7% completed on time. Darmody计划会见Tánaiste Simon Harris, 要求为她的“卡拉基金”提供更多资金, 该基金目前有1 000万欧元, Darmody plans to meet Tánaiste Simon Harris to urge additional funding for her "Cara's Fund," which currently has €10 million, arguing the situation should be treated as a national crisis.