Publications Archive
Disability Specific Health: The Facts
Issued: 4 July 2017
Between 2008 and 2015, the budget for disability services was reduced by 159.4m [1] which included cuts to disability …
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Financial Statement for the year 2017
Issued: 6 June 2017
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Disability and Education: The Facts
Issued: 1 June 2017
Government investment in the first six years of a child’s life reduces social inequality and enables children to lead …
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Housing and Disability: The Facts
Issued: 9 May 2017
Ireland is in a housing crisis. Many people with disabilities want to live in their own homes in the community. But …
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Employment and Disability: The Facts
Issued: 1 May 2017
31% of working age people with a disability were at work compared to 71% of those without a disability.[1] …
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Disability and Income: The Facts
Issued: 1 April 2017
The economic crisis which began in 2008 was particularly hard for people with disabilities, many of whom were already …
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Transport and Disability: The Facts
Issued: 1 March 2017
Almost 50% of people living with a physical disability have difficulty going out.[1] UN CRPD, United Nations Convention …
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2015 Annual Review
Issued: 28 September 2016
The Annual Review is an important opportunity to reflect on the progress of the Strategic Plan 2011 – 2016 and …
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DFI Review of the first 100 Days of Government 11th May - 19th August 2016
Issued: 23 August 2016
People with disabilities are the largest minority group in Ireland and the only group that any one of us can become a …
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DFI Pre-Budget Submission 2017 - Make or Break
Issued: 17 August 2016
Every family is affected at some point and when they are, they are met with totally inadequate social services and …
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CPTN Evaluation Final 3 May 24 2016
Issued: 9 June 2016
This evaluation report documents and assesses the achievements of Community Participation Training Network and reviews …
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Financial Statement for the year 2016
Issued: 30 May 2016
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Budgett 2016 Special Newsletter
Issued: 4 November 2015
DFI are bitterly disappointed and deeply concerned about Budget 2016 and Government policy in general as it does not …
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Budget 2016: Recovery needs ‘to take hold’ for people with disabilities
Issued: 21 September 2015
Disability can happen to any one of us – at least one in 10 adults of working age have a disability. People with …
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