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Legal
Cases and Helpful Information
The
following cases and legal contact information may help if you are
planning to take further action.
Nigerian
woman's deportation upheld
The High Court has ruled that the Minister for Justice was correct
not to revoke a deportation order against a Nigerian woman and her
two children. Olivia Agbonlahor had challenged the minister's
decision to deport her and her six-year-old twins, one of whom has
been diagnosed as autistic. The case was reviewed by Michael
McDowell personally last year but at the time the diagnosis of
autism had not been made.
Ms
Agbonlahor claimed her son, Great, would not receive adequate
medical treatment in
Nigeria
and that because of his condition he and the family would be
ostracised. Today, Mr Justice Kevin Feeney said the family had not
established 'exceptional circumstances' which would allow them to
remain in Ireland.
He said the issue
was not a lack of treatment which would result in the death of Great
but the absence in Nigeria of educational and medical facilities to
ensure his full development...
Full story available from RTÉ
News: www.rte.ie
Mum
makes legal bid to secure care grant for son with a learning
disability
A mother-of-five yesterday went to court to try and get a
€140-a-month grant to help care for her son who has Asperger's
Syndrome. Orla Grant has been asking the Health Services Executive
for the allowance for the last four years for help with her son
Darragh (9), who has the developmental disorder similar to autism....
Click here to be
taken to the full Irish
Independent article.
Children
returned to parents
The O'Haras gave media interviews last week complaining about
the lack of official support as they struggled to look after their
children. More than 100 people, including parents of children with
autism, protested outside the North Eastern Area headquarters of the
HSE and criticised the approach of the health authority towards the
O'Hara family. MEP and disability rights campaigner Kathy Sinnott
said the treatment of the family was unacceptable and said parents
should not have to fight the health service and Government for
access to basic services for their children. The North Eastern
Autism Support Group, an umbrella group for parents of autistic
children in the area, also criticised the treatment of the family
who, they said, have been crying out for help. Full
story available from The
Irish Times (online): www.ireland.com
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