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The Kilkenny Observer Friday 5 May 2023
News
Vhi ambassador David Gillick and staff from Vhi are pictured with participants and volunteers at Kilkenny parkrun, where Vhi hosted a special volunteer take over on Saturday morning. Vhi are proud presenting partners of parkrun and will be hosting dedicated staff volunteer take over days at various parkruns in the coming months. parkrun in partnership with Vhi support local communities in organising free, weekly, timed 5km runs every Saturday at 9.30am. To register for a parkrun near you visit www.parkrun.ie.
Speakers named for talk Paying the on managing Dyspraxia hefty cost of Kilkenny DCD/Dyspraxia Support group will be hosting a talk in The Orchard House Bar and Restaurant, New Orchard, Kilkenny on Thursday May 18 at 7:30pm. This talk entitled 'Managing the Transition to Secondary School: The Dyspraxic Survival Guide' in conjunction with the EPT Clinic and speaking on the night will be Occupational Therapists Emma McEvoy and Evana Cassidy. Emma McEvoy is an occupational therapist who graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2020. After completing her final academic placement with children and young adults, she realised her passion for empowering young people to reach their full potential. Ms McEvoy joined the EPT Clinic in 2022 having worked with Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for two years, where she developed a greater understanding of neurodiversity and takes pride in recognising the unique strengths of each child that she
works with. She has experience working with children with developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD) or dyspraxia and has a particular interest in supporting the emotional wellbeing of these children. Emma McEvoy also enjoys collaborating with schools and recognises the importance of preparation for big transitions, such as the transition from primary to secondary school. Evana Cassidy graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a degree in occupational therapy in 2022. Her thesis examined the social participation of autistic secondary school students in a mainstream educational setting. She then knew without a doubt that she wanted to work with neurodiverse children. Evana has worked with children and young people from 18 months to 18 years old of various abilities, keeping in mind their sensory preferences. She has worked to support young people with Dyspraxia achieve their full potential.
health cover
As many as 500,000 people who hurried to take out health insurance before the rules changed to punish those over a certain age from taking out cover are now overpaying, it has emerged. They are now paying too much as they have failed to review their cover. This is because they took out entry-level plans in 2015 for themselves and their families just to get into the system to avoid future loadings. Many have not changed health insurance plans since. Life Community Rating was introduced eight years ago to encourage younger people to take up health insurance early to avoid age loadings. The rules mean anyone over the age of 34 and who never had health insurance previously is charged a 2% loading on the gross premium for every year. That means a 44-year-old is 10 years over the threshold and will have a 20% loading on their gross premium.
