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• Funding / Budget 2021
• Video Supports Early Services 
• Working with DCU CeIC
• School Ready 

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• Dawn to Dip 2020
• National Physical Activity Education Programme
• Mental Health Day 2020
• Howth Golf Club thank you 
• We are Hiring!

COVID-19 Updates

Dublin  has moved to Level 3 of the National Government Covid-19 Recovery plan from Midnight September 18th. Our CEO, Liz Reynolds, has written to all families in Residential Care to inform them of the current visitor restrictions in St. Michael's House. For more information on home visits and overnight visits please click here.

We have committed to writing out to families once a month but the most up to date communications process is completed on our website. www.smh.ie 

St. Michael's House acknowledges the announcement  in Budget 2021 of  20 million assigned to Transforming Lives Programme and 100 million nationally for disability services by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD and Minister of State for Disability Anne Rabbitte TD.
 

St. Michael's House is an active member of the Political and Economic landscape over the many years. We advocate with our local and National TD's , Senators , Ministers and Government agencies on behalf of our service users and families. We are involved in Disability right campaigns and Budget submissions for our services.

We are actively engaged  to  ;

• Support for the right to a resumption of services for the disability sector during Covid-19
• Pre-Budget Submission to support  St. Michael's House services

Our CEO, Liz Reynolds, is an  active member of the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Board to collaborate nationally with 59 Disability organisation members to consult and engage with Government.

Our work was re-cognised in the Oireachtas Business members Questions and Answers to the Minister for Anne Rabbitte TD  on Tuesday October 6th and again on October 7th with Taoiseach Michaels Martin in the Leaders Debate.

Despite Covid-19 restrictions, St.Michael's House have managed to meet Government representatives online to discuss the lack of adequate funding in our services. These include : Minister Anne Rabbitte, Minster Mary Lou McDonald Sinn Fein Party leader, Minister Richard Bruton for Dublin Bay North and Senator Ivana Bacik Seanad Group Leader and Spokesperson on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD  Dublin Bay North.

We will continue working and advocating on behalf of service users and their families who use our services.

St. Michael's House Working with DCU, CeIC

St.Micheal's House have a long and great relationship with our neighbours Dublin City University. We partner on internships, scholarships , co-partnerships, grantsmanship, sportsmanship, consultantship, relationships and friendships.

Our 'ships' sail again towards an Award.

St. Michael's House is working with Dr. Pamela Hussey and Dr. Subhashis Das in the Centre eIntegrated Care in DCU (CeIC) on a new project to look at how digital systems can share information. This project is based on health informatic standards. 

On October 14th, World International Standards Day  theme was "Protecting the Planet with Standards". The project has the potential to deliver beneficial information in a more effective and efficient way. Pamela and Subhashis will be receiving an award from the National Standards Authority of Ireland for their work on this project to date. 

St. Michael's House is very grateful to be working with the CeIC and would like to Congratulate them on their achievement. 

The official announcement through the Adapt Elite S DCU programme - Read more detail here

Special National Schools Getting Ready!! #staysafe #covid19

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the community informed of our organisation,
services and service user activities.

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