The government has finally signaled its commitment to moving forward with the access we have fought so long to secure. Ava is coming home because you refused to look away from her struggle. We will remain observant as the final details take shape to ensure this transition happens exactly as …
September 17, 2017
Final supporters
On May of this year 2017 Vera Twomey and her husband Paul were "forced out of Ireland" to seek access to Medical Cannabis treatment for their daughter Ava. Ava suffers from a severe form of epilepsy called Dravat Syndrome, this condition can cause multiple seizures each day.
After seeking treatment of Medical Cannabis through doctors and specialists in the Netherlands, Ava has done remarkably well, she is seizure free. The results are incredible it has given her a whole new lease of life.
The cannabis bill, brought by Solidarity TD Gino Kenny, has successfully passed the Second Stage in the Dáil and will now move to the committee stage where further amendments will be considered.
The Government has agreed to allow the progression of legislation to provide for medical cannabis to the next legislative stage.
The move is despite the fact that the Oireachtas Committee on Health recommended withdrawing Gino Kenny's bill because of "fundamental flaws" in the legislation. However, as Gino rightly put it, they the TD’ s are put in their position to amend these kind of flaws.
Minister of State at the department of Justice and Equality David Stanton said he was of the view that "if you have a very flawed piece of legislation, it might not be possible to amend it, perhaps it should be redrafted and resubmitted".
However he said there seemed to be a consensus among TDs that the bill should proceed to Committee stage in the Dáil.
"The majority here want to proceed to committee stage, the Government will not be opposing that at this time," he said.
He said the Government would not oppose an amendment put forward by Mr Kenny that the bill should proceed to the next stage.
We are calling on the people of Ireland to sign and share this petition in order to let this government know how important it is to you that this bill has to be passed.
Ava Barry needs to be home where she belongs, with her family for Christmas 2017 along with her having full access to CBD-THC medication.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 2, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
August 2, 2017
July 31, 2017
Reaching one hundred signatures will provide a clearer mandate for our request to bring Ava home. Please consider passing this link to those within your circle who have not yet had the chance to review our progress.
1,057 Comments
I think every parent should be allowed to receive the correct care and medication for their children. Sometimes Irelands lack of progress & backwardness is stifling. Hopefully 'our' government will do the right thing and provide Ava with the medication she needs.
Disgusting that this family or any family must be torn apart because one of them needs a medicine that should be legal as it is in many other countries. Start to do your jobs ,represent the interest of the people and not the corporations !
It is a shame Ava can not come with her Brother & Sister, I can not see what is wrong with giving Children what they need to keep them Well, Is that not a Doctors Job, So why is it been Stopped by our Government, Let the Children be Well. XX
It's heartbreaking to see this family living apart. Please make it possible for Ava to continue her treatment at home with the rest of her family, where she can thrive, the CBD oil is having a remarkable effect on Ava's health and well being
Ava is doing so well since leaving Ireland to get the medical cannabis to help her seizures is this not enough evidence for our government to pass it here in Ireland please don't separate this family as Ava needs all her family around her. Bring Ava home
This poor girl should be able to come home and be in her own home with no worries she's innocent this is not fair! Get Ava Home.!
Time to bring some sanity into the cannabis debate . The politics of this is truly head banging stuff !
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The government has finally signaled its commitment to moving forward with the access we have fought so long to secure. Ava is coming home because you refused to look away from her struggle. We will remain observant as the final details take shape to ensure this transition happens exactly as …
September 17, 2017
Final supporters
On May of this year 2017 Vera Twomey and her husband Paul were "forced out of Ireland" to seek access to Medical Cannabis treatment for their daughter Ava. Ava suffers from a severe form of epilepsy called Dravat Syndrome, this condition can cause multiple seizures each day.
After seeking treatment of Medical Cannabis through doctors and specialists in the Netherlands, Ava has done remarkably well, she is seizure free. The results are incredible it has given her a whole new lease of life.
The cannabis bill, brought by Solidarity TD Gino Kenny, has successfully passed the Second Stage in the Dáil and will now move to the committee stage where further amendments will be considered.
The Government has agreed to allow the progression of legislation to provide for medical cannabis to the next legislative stage.
The move is despite the fact that the Oireachtas Committee on Health recommended withdrawing Gino Kenny's bill because of "fundamental flaws" in the legislation. However, as Gino rightly put it, they the TD’ s are put in their position to amend these kind of flaws.
Minister of State at the department of Justice and Equality David Stanton said he was of the view that "if you have a very flawed piece of legislation, it might not be possible to amend it, perhaps it should be redrafted and resubmitted".
However he said there seemed to be a consensus among TDs that the bill should proceed to Committee stage in the Dáil.
"The majority here want to proceed to committee stage, the Government will not be opposing that at this time," he said.
He said the Government would not oppose an amendment put forward by Mr Kenny that the bill should proceed to the next stage.
We are calling on the people of Ireland to sign and share this petition in order to let this government know how important it is to you that this bill has to be passed.
Ava Barry needs to be home where she belongs, with her family for Christmas 2017 along with her having full access to CBD-THC medication.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 2, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
August 2, 2017
July 31, 2017
Reaching one hundred signatures will provide a clearer mandate for our request to bring Ava home. Please consider passing this link to those within your circle who have not yet had the chance to review our progress.
1,057 Comments
This beautiful little girl deserves all of Ireland behind her to make sure she gets the medication she needs to improve her quality of life, here at home with her family. Huge respect to her Mam for the courage and fight she has been forced to show publicly.
I think every parent should be allowed to receive the correct care and medication for their children. Sometimes Irelands lack of progress & backwardness is stifling. Hopefully 'our' government will do the right thing and provide Ava with the medication she needs.
Disgusting that this family or any family must be torn apart because one of them needs a medicine that should be legal as it is in many other countries. Start to do your jobs ,represent the interest of the people and not the corporations !
It is a shame Ava can not come with her Brother & Sister, I can not see what is wrong with giving Children what they need to keep them Well, Is that not a Doctors Job, So why is it been Stopped by our Government, Let the Children be Well. XX
It's heartbreaking to see this family living apart. Please make it possible for Ava to continue her treatment at home with the rest of her family, where she can thrive, the CBD oil is having a remarkable effect on Ava's health and well being
Ava is doing so well since leaving Ireland to get the medical cannabis to help her seizures is this not enough evidence for our government to pass it here in Ireland please don't separate this family as Ava needs all her family around her. Bring Ava home
This poor girl should be able to come home and be in her own home with no worries she's innocent this is not fair! Get Ava Home.!
Time to bring some sanity into the cannabis debate . The politics of this is truly head banging stuff !
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This beautiful little girl deserves all of Ireland behind her to make sure she gets the medication she needs to improve her quality of life, here at home with her family. Huge respect to her Mam for the courage and fight she has been forced to show publicly.