Kildare Focus 27.07.21

Kildare Focus

Tuesday, 27 July 2021 - 39 minutes

Rosalind Carroll
Chief Executive, Personal Injuries Assessment Board
• Personal injury claims decrease sharply – 2020 Annual Report

Julia Marciniak
Hospitality and Tourism Coordinato, Unite
• Unite survey on hospitality reveals high levels of low pay, bullying and discrimination

Dermot Twomey
President, Irish Pharmacy Union
• Survey – Pharmacies left vulnerable to crime by lockdown
• Access to oral contraception without prescription

Sarah Lennon
Executive Director, Sage Advocacy
• Fair Deal Scheme – homeowners can rent properties while they are in nursing home care & potentially be exempt from scheme

Barry Sheridan
Chief Executive, Down’s Syndrome Ireland
• DSI’s 50th birthday, celebrated with new mural in Dublin City Centre