Newsletters
Newsletter September 2012
Issued: 2 September 2012
The opening of the Paralympic Games was a magnificent spectacle. The Games providea global arena for elite athletes, …
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Newsletter August 2012
Issued: 13 August 2012
Twelve years ago, in 2000, the Government officially adopted the policy of “mainstreaming”, the inclusion of people …
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Newsletter June/July 2012
Issued: 7 July 2012
Twelve years ago, in 2000, the Government officially adopted the policy of “mainstreaming”, the inclusion of people …
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Newsletter May 2012
Issued: 11 June 2012
The Government is clearly demonstrating that it is moving quickly on the issue of child protection, and disability …
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Newsletter April 2012
Issued: 9 May 2012
We welcome Minister Lynch”s commitment to the development of an Implementation Plan for the National Disability …
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Newsletter March 2012
Issued: 24 April 2012
In a recent speech Ireland”s President, Michael D. Higgins, reflected on the importance of the community and …
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Newsletter January / February 2012
Issued: 13 February 2012
As we start a new year, it is important to take time to consider our experiences of the year past, and to acknowledge …
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Newsletter October 2011
Issued: 13 December 2011
Together, as citizens, we are facing the first of three (or more) austerity budgets from Ireland”s new Government. …
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Newsletter December 2011
Issued: 5 December 2011
By the start of next week the Government will have taken further decisive actions to mend our broken economy. These …
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Newsletter Budget 2012 Special
Issued: 1 December 2011
The full impact of Budget 2012 as of yet cannot fully be realised. However, we welcomed the Taoiseachs move to pause …
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Newsletter November 2011
Issued: 8 November 2011
This is a very busy time for your organisation, just as it is for DFI. While it may be tempting to speculate and worry …
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Newsletter September 2011
Issued: 13 September 2011
We are fast approaching the last quarter of 2011, and facing a daunting series of public policy events that will …
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