In December 2024 St Michael’s House CEO, Liz Reynolds, wrote to each elected TD in the greater Dublin area inviting them to discuss key issues facing people with disabilities, their families, their caregivers and disability service providers.
On Monday 10 March 2025, our CEO, Liz Reynolds and Director of Access, Integration & Adult Clinical Services, Tara Molloy, were delighted to meet with Deputy Ann Graves (Sinn Féin Councillor for Dublin Fingal East) and Dr. John Smyth (Sinn Féin Councillor for Swords Lea) at SMH Headquarters in Ballymun to discuss;
- The limitations of CAS funding and services waitlist in St Michael’s House
- A requirement for equal focus on adult services as on children’s services with additional resources to be allocated to adult services with particular reference to clinical, residential and day services
- The requirement for additional children’s and adult respite services
- The shortfall in the allocation to St Michael’s House for 2025, and
- The requirement for a pathway to address historical deficits for all Section 38 agencies
On behalf of CEO, Liz Reynolds and the Executive Management Team, we would like to thank both Deputy Graves and Dr Smyth for engaging with St Michael’s House and understanding the ongoing challenges faced by St Michael’s House and the disability sector as a whole. We very much appreciate your time and support and look forward to continued collaboration.
St Michael’s House are committed to delivering services and supports based on the needs, wishes and choices of people with disabilities and look forward to continuing to learn from and influence the sector, government and society as set out in our Strategic Plan 2022-2026.
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