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  1. Joint Oireachtas Committee on UN CRPD implementation a game changer?

    Issued: 30 June 2020, 2pm

    DFI welcomes the establishment of a Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with …

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  2. 42% of applications for disability allowance rejected in 2018.

    Issued: 14 February 2019, 12pm

    "Not being believed was one of the hardest things. It took 16 months in total to get disability allowance — it was so …

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  3. Key points from budget 2019

    Issued: 15 October 2018, 12pm

    Health The overall health budget is set to be €17.2 billion, an increase of 6.6 per cent. Of that amount, there will …

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  4. Budget 2019 Press Release - DFI welcomes disability proofing of future budgets

    Issued: 9 October 2018, 4pm

    The Disability Federation of Ireland, DFI, welcomes the €150 million increase to disability services along with €55 …

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  5. Launch of Research Report 20 September 2018

    Issued: 20 September 2018, 11am

    DFI welcomes the launch of the report by Dr Maria Pierce, Sophia Kilcullen and Dr Mel Duffy in DCU, The Situation of …

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