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5th August 2016
08:32am BST

"After all I had done, when I did step down, I didn't even receive as much as a thank you card, or my wife never even received as much as a bunch of flowers," Duffy told the Irish Independent.Mr Murnane denies making the comment. Parents of children with autism across Ireland have taken to social media to request a detailed breakdown of how money donated to Irish Autism Action is allocated. Questions over the Mullingar-based charity's spending were raised after its new CEO Brian Murnane admitted the number of members the IAA assists with Behavioural Outreach programmes has been reduced from 17 to just two. Now the charity has announced plans to cut outreach services altogether and divert its full attention to national advocacy. This week, Mr Murnane admitted IAA received at least €600,000 from the government, despite initially claiming the organisation received 'no State funding'. Meanwhile, more than €300,000 raised by Early Childhood Ireland during a fundraising Pyjama Day is being withheld from the charity until the matter is resolved. Image: YouTube
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