Newsletters
December 2009 Newsletter
Issued: 6 December 2009
Difficult decisions nmust be made in Budget 2010. Government has informed us that a savings of €4bn is required in …
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Special Budget 2010 Edition Newsletter
Issued: 1 December 2009
Budget 2010 gave little indication that the Government intends to “actively advance the implementation of the …
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November 2009 Newsletter
Issued: 1 November 2009
DFI has been working over the last few weeks to influence the Review of the Programme for Government. We have argued …
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October 2009 Newsletter
Issued: 1 October 2009
To date there is no evidence available to DFI that Ministers and Secretaries Generals of the Departments are …
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Disability Federation of Ireland Newsletter September 2009
Issued: 1 September 2009
All of our organisations are operating in a challenging environment. Service pressures, cuts already in place, along …
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Disability Federation of Ireland Newsletter August 2009
Issued: 1 August 2009
Government has repeatedly confirmed its commitment to people with disabilities. The Programme for Government 2007 …
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Disability Federation of Ireland Newsletter July 2009
Issued: 1 July 2009
Disability has been a Government priority for over a decade. It featured in equality legislation in the late 90”s and …
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June 2009 Disability Federation of Ireland Newsletter
Issued: 1 June 2009
DFI has sought commitments from the main political parties in the context of forthcoming local elections. We must …
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Disability Federation of Ireland Newsletter May 2009
Issued: 1 May 2009
Before this recession there was a services crisis for people with disabilities – that is why there is a National …
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Disability Federation of Ireland Newsletter April 2009
Issued: 1 April 2009
The second budget of 2009 brings new anxiety for voluntary disability organisations, disabled people and their …
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Disability Federation of Ireland Newsletter March 2009
Issued: 1 March 2009
The HSE announced a further 1% cut in funding to voluntary disability organisations, on top of the 1% cut contained in …
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Disability Federation of Ireland Newsletter January / February 2009
Issued: 1 February 2009
There is no doubt but we are in challenging economic times. There is a deficit of €2 billion in the public finances …
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