Fw: STATEMENT ON CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (CCIL)

 

 

From: Dermot Walsh

Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 8:09 PM

To: 'longford cil' ; 'cil galway' ; 'limerik west' ; 'cil monaghan' ; 'cork3' ; 'waterford' ; kilkennycarersgroup@eircom.net ; carlow@ncbi.ie ; 'Nicola Meacle' ; 'Dpoc Reception' ; 'DPOC' ; transport@dpoc.ie ; 'donegal' ; 'donegal' ; 'Eddie Crawford' ; 'donegal' ; 'Bob Murphy' ; 'Sligo Network' ; 'Edel Cadden' ; 'Mary' ; 'Mary Cummins' ; 'Mary Collins' ; 'Mary Ganley' ; marygall@hotmail.com ; 'Mary mooney' ; johnny.murtagh@hotmail.com ; 'Leitrim 2' ; 'Margaret Elomari' ; 'Margaret Hyland' ; thomaschambers@eircom.net ; 'Breda O'Sullivan' ; 'Breda O'Sullivan' ; 'Deirdre Fahey' ; cavan@ncbi.ie ; cavan@iwa.ie ; 'Michael Gogarty' ; 'Michael Nestor' ; michael@ocil.ie ; rexlee@eircom.net ; 'Kerry Network of People with Disabilities' ; 'Margaret Bourke' ; margaret@mdi.ie ; 'Dermot Walsh' ; 'Dermot O'Donnell' ; 'Naoise Cunningham' ; 'Susan OBrien' ; 'Nina Byrne' ; 'Sean McDonnell' ; 'Mary mooney' ; 'Mary Tierney' ; 'Mary Smyth' ; 'Mary Collins' ; 'Greg Duff - R5 Advocate' ; 'Laois Deaf Network' ; 'Marian Murray' ; 'Marian Nolan' ; 'mick keegan'

Subject: FW: STATEMENT ON CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (CCIL)

 

Sorry if you got this already

 

Dermot W.

 

From: Dermot Walsh [mailto:dermotwalsh@eircom.net]
Sent: 11 December 2013 21:33
To: 'Dermot Walsh'
Subject: STATEMENT ON CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (CCIL)

 

Statement re Dermot Walsh's membership of the Center for Independent Living LTD.

Prepared 11^th December 13

I wish to put on public record that I have not and will not accept any motion from the board to remove my membership  of the Center of Independent Lining. I  would also wish to make it clear the chairperson forced me to resign with an agreement which he later went back on

The 11^th November after 21^st birthday party the vice-chairperson invited me for a drink he asked me to put the past behind us and move on. Then I shook hands with the person and went for a drink. He asked me later that night what was my problem with him?

In May 11 I asked a number of question re board expenses, I claimed that, as I still do that the vice-chairperson expenses were to high and he was in Dublin 2/4  times a week  he lives in Claire.  It would be my opinion the said person should never have being dealing with staff on a daily basis. The chairperson claimed  it was agreed by the board which is not in  fact the case. At the June board meeting I resigned and later withdrew my resignation by email.  Another board meeting was held behind my back and accepted by resignation.  The main tutor on the Disabilities studies course ran by  CIL  and  NUIM was than appointed to the board, just one of many conflicts  of interests. This tutor recommended my removal  as  a tutor, once  more I was  offered no reason and lost a lot of my income.

I  also wrote to the HSE with my concerns they were investigated and a number of issues came to lights I am not aware of the outcome  to date and call on the reverent HSE personnel to make the findings available,  it is also my opinion that the chairperson and vice-chairperson actively   disempower people with Disabilities from getting or being involved. There is little evidence that CIL has an impact of disability issues.  It is highly questionable whether the current board enjoys a mandate from us the members.  Some contents published on facebook also need to be looked at in the context of CIL been an advocacy and lobby group  

 

 

  THE END 

 

 

DERMOT WALSH

DISABILITY CONSULTANT

8 Walkinstown Close,

Dublin 12

0872778713