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coreilly.bsky.social
“That declaration, to me, shows the mindset of that minister and his view of what the supports and services will become post-referendum, so inaccessible we need to take a legal path to access them, that’s soul-destroying.” #CareRef Well said Sam Kenny

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‘I have to fight for the bare necessities’ – mum of Ava (8), who has rare condition, on why she is voting No in care referendum
The mother of an eight-year-old girl with complex needs has said she fears that an upcoming referendum will put the responsibility of caring solely on the families of vulnerable children.
www.independent.ie
March 2, 2024 at 9:48 AM
sharrow.bsky.social


Opinion: Mainstream feminists are backing the 'care amendment' - this is a mistake
jrnl.ie/6311076

#CareRef #VoteYesNo #speirgorm
Opinion: Mainstream feminists are backing the 'care amendment' - this is a mistake
Dr Rosaleen McDonagh says the mainstream women’s movement is unwittingly reinforcing patriarchal norms by supporting the vote on 8 March.
jrnl.ie
March 5, 2024 at 11:23 PM
uilliammac.bsky.social
#ireland 🇮🇪 #ref24 #speirGorm #disability

Dr. Orla Tinsley, an advocate for the rights of those with rare diseases, wrote this piece on why she is voting No in the #CareRef this Friday and why this is so important.

thejournal.ie/readme/orla-tins…
Opinion: The care referendum is problematic, paternalistic and downright irresponsible
Dr Orla Tinsley on why she will be voting No in the care referendum on Friday.
www.thejournal.ie
March 6, 2024 at 8:53 PM
robertbohan.bsky.social
It’s not an apology alright & demonstrates his alleged reason for joining politics was nonsense. It’s also amazing that his rejection in the CareRef is not a central part of media reporting. The public, 1m ppl with disabilities & 300,000 Carers are a lot of people to antagonise…
November 24, 2024 at 12:47 PM
robertbohan.bsky.social
Carers & PWD having successfully fought off the CareRef have been a big part of the General Election campaign as the public has become aware of how difficult it is for both groups. Only 6 elected politicians, in the entire country, fought against the CareRef!
November 28, 2024 at 12:28 PM
rabharta.bsky.social
At 'Rabharta: The Party for Workers and Carers', after extensive debate which placed the voices of carers and people with disabilities at its centre, we've decided to support a Yes-No vote for the upcoming 2 referenda this Friday 8th March!

#YesNo #FamilyRef #CareRef #Referendum
Vote Yes-No on 8th March For Family and Care
March 4, 2024 at 4:26 PM
alangreene.bsky.social
Isaiah Berlin famously defined two concepts of liberty. The more I think about the "Care" referendum, the more I realise what an insult that name is. #CareRef #VoteYesNo 1/
March 5, 2024 at 10:50 AM
rabharta.bsky.social
Our Party Statement on #FamilyRef and #CareRef results:

#IrishPolitics #Ireland #WorkersAreCarers #CarersAreWorkers #Referendum #WorkersAndCarers #disability #care
The referendum result is not a defeat for people with disabilities, carers, women or families.This is a defeat for the government, and the entire political class - including opposition - that backed yes/yes from the beginning of this referendum. The failure to make strong, clear proposals that gave people rights, status and resources is why people have rejected these amendments. The family amendment was an opportunity to fully reflect that we have moved on from a church state, but the government fluffed it. The care amendment particularly was a cynical abdication of the state’s responsibility to carers and people with disabilities. They did not listen to the citizen’s assembly, they did not listen to people with disabilities and carers who told them it made matters worse rather than better. They now must listen to the message they have been given, that people expect care to be a responsibility of the state and that basic legal rights regarding relationships should not have to be sought in court. My party, Rabharta, the party for workers and carers, made these points during the campaign and we want to continue to engage with workers, carers, and people with disabilities to advance these concerns politically. This referendum is a defeat for the government and the political class around them, not for women, people with disabilities or carers. Now is the time to make political demands for rights, status and resources for all of us.
March 9, 2024 at 9:56 PM
paulbyrne101.bsky.social
Any voting cards issued yet for #ge24. Lots of smiley faces on poles, and leaflets in letterboxes, but voting card seems will be close to the wire

Hope all the #carers and people who voted down the horribly worded #careref get their vote out
November 24, 2024 at 1:08 PM
paulbyrne101.bsky.social
#carers not taking any more shit in the post #careref landscape. All parties should be feeling this anger..... not just Simon.....
November 23, 2024 at 11:10 AM
coreilly.bsky.social
“You are removing the 'women in the home' clause to replace it with the carer and people with disabilities in the home clause”

#CareRef

newkidney.blogspot.com/2024/02/how-...
How We Value Care
On March 8th we will be asked to vote on a referendum that will insert article 42B into the Irish constitution - the so-called care refere...
newkidney.blogspot.com
February 27, 2024 at 10:53 AM
rabharta.bsky.social
Statement from Party Leader and Ireland South MEP Candidate @lornabogue.bsky.social :

#YesNo #FamilyRef #CareRef #Referendum #workersandcarers #ecosocialist #ireland #WorkersAreCarers #CarersAreWorkers #irishpolitics #irishpol #workers #carers #democracy
This referendum process began with a citizens’ assembly and has ended up with a cynical face-saving exercise for the minor coalition party. While the 39th amendment on the family is only a marginal improvement on an archaic constitutional text, we are advocating a Yes vote because it extends the status of ‘family’ to more people in different kinds of relationships. On the care proposal in the referendum on the 40th amendment we are firmly backing a No vote. This is following extensive discussion in our party and with people with disabilities and carers who feel very strongly that the findings of the citizens’ assembly on this topic have been set aside. “The seemingly progressive care amendment is a cynical window-dressing exercise which actually abdicates state responsibility for care and erodes the status of people with disabilities and carers. This is corroborated by people affected directly by the amendment as well as advocacy groups, experts and even acknowledged in part by the Green Party minister who proposed it. It takes a certain level of hubris to call a citizens’ assembly and then ignore its findings while pressing on with a referendum exercise which is clearly a popularity gimmick given the day on which it is to be held. It is certainly a reasonable point to make that these referenda follow in a government tradition of tokenistic insults painted as progressive gestures. “The ministers responsible for these referendums deserve the bloody nose the electorate wants to give them on it. This government has continually failed workers and carers, particularly women and people with disabilities. Should the care amendment fail, as is looking increasingly likely, the referendum process should be rerun on the text proposed by the citizens’ assembly with resourcing attached accordingly. A universal right to care and independent life should be extended to everyone living in the State. Without domestic labour and care society would not function, and it should be the role of the state to ensure that its importance is reflected not only in language but in material supports, rights and status.”
March 4, 2024 at 4:28 PM
robertbohan.bsky.social
With the election circling around cost of living, housing & Care/Disabilities it’s frustrating to see that not one of the candidates stood with Carers or Ppl with Disabilities against the discriminatory CareRef. That older demographic knows all about disability.
November 29, 2024 at 1:11 AM
rabharta.bsky.social
'Voting No on the Care Amendment is not a protest vote. It's what people with disabilities and carers want' by Dr Laura Keyes.

medium.com/@rabharta/vo...

#CareRef #CarersAreWorkers #WorkersAreCarers #referendum #ireland #IrishPolitics #WorkersAndCarers #medium
Voting No on the Care Amendment is not a protest vote.
By Dr Laura Keyes
medium.com
March 6, 2024 at 9:17 PM
carolconnolly.bsky.social
BluesSky really isn't hitting for current affairs the way Twitter still does.
It's essentially impossible to find discussions on the CareRef here, whereas the VoteYesNo hashtag is hopping over there.
It's a pity.
February 28, 2024 at 6:21 PM
robincafolla.bsky.social
Tonight at plenary @rabharta.bsky.social backed a yes/no vote on the 2024 referenda

Yes to #FamilyRef
No to #CareRef
March 3, 2024 at 9:35 PM
uilliammac.bsky.social
#Disability #Ireland #CareRef #Ref24 #SpeirGorm

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quiatimet.bsky.social Jennifer Kavanagh @quiatimet.bsky.social · Mar 10
Btw even though the care referendum failed there’s nothing stopping the government to implement better policies. For example carer’s leave is unpaid, so that day you have to take off to bring kids or elderly parents to doctors visits can mean zero money that day. Bring in 3 days of paid carers
March 10, 2024 at 5:08 PM
betaburns.bsky.social
Just realised I haven't posted here at all about the upcoming referendum in Ireland. I'm a carer, a disability rights researcher/phder & activist. I'll be voting No to #CareRef. It swaps outdated sexist language for ableism, abandons disabled people & disability support to the realm of the family.
March 3, 2024 at 8:14 PM
muinteoireoin.bsky.social
Now that the #CareRef has been drastically defeated, it might be a good time for some positive spin for @FineGael and @fiannafailparty to put Complex Needs back as a category in the new SET Allocations. Eh @NormaFoleyTD1? #EDUSky
March 10, 2024 at 7:39 AM
catherinegallagher.bsky.social
It feels like v little was learned from the contributions that were made during the #CareRef. A senior minister for disability would be very welcome, but across the board there were missed opportunities. How a system talks about disability can tell us so much about a society 4/4 #GE24
December 3, 2024 at 9:00 AM
rabharta.bsky.social
We are considering evidence, research and lived experiences in relation to the upcoming referendums. This thread will provide links to some of the relevant information.

Yes/Yes is better than the status quo but, it can be better and it needs to be better. #careref
January 30, 2024 at 11:20 AM