A mother of two from Clare who travels to France to get food allergy treatment for her children is to call for an action plan on allergy care on Wednesday. First aid programmes in schools and childcare settings should be funded by the government, Sheila Downes and other members of Allergy Action Ireland (AAI) will also tell the Oireachtas health committee. They have been going to France since November 2023 to access oral immunotherapy treatment. This parent-led action group will also call for more access to oral immunotherapy treatment. She is also having oral immunotherapy treatment to treat her egg allergy under consultant paediatric allergist Dr Juan Trujillo.

Source: Irish Examiner March 17, 2026 23:56 UTC