Publications
Time to Get Real
Issued: 18 September 2020
DFI Pre Budget Submission 2021 Our expectation is that Budget 2021 will deliver on the strong commitments made in the …
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Impact of COVID-19 on People with Disabilities and the Disability Sector
Issued: 10 July 2020
On Monday 29th June, DFI made a submission to the Oireachtas Special Committee on COVID-19 Response on the impact of …
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People with Disabilities' Non-COVID-19 Related Health
Issued: 10 July 2020
On 1st July 2020, DFI made a submission to the Oireachtas Special Committee on COVID-19 Response. The submission …
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High-Risk People in Catch-22 during COVID-19
Issued: 3 June 2020
People at high risk from COVID-19 are being put in an impossible situation when official advice tells them to stay home …
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DFI and AHEAD - Leaving Cert Calculated Grades Submission
Issued: 20 May 2020
AHEAD and DFI made a joint submission to the Department of Education on the calculated grading process put in place for …
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DFI's General Election Manifesto - See, Hear, Act #disabilityGE2020
Issued: 17 January 2020
Face Up to the Disability Crisis in GE2020 See the reality of disability People with disabilities are invisible in …
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Oireachtas Disability Group Manifesto
Issued: 16 January 2020
There is a crisis for people with disabilities and their families: 13.5% of the population have a disability.[1] …
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Oireachtas Disability Group Pre-Budget 2020 Asks
Issued: 23 August 2019
The Oireachtas Disability Group sets out its asks for Budget 2020. The ODG is made of Dáil Deputies and Senators, …
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Pre-Budget Submission 2020
Issued: 11 July 2019
90% of the health disability budget is supporting 5% of the 643,131 people with disabilities. Our pre-budget submission …
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Disability Profile - Laois
Issued: 11 October 2018
Disability Profile: County Laois[1] Population 14% of the population of Laois, or 11,393 people have at least one …
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Disability Profile - Kildare
Issued: 11 October 2018
Disability Profile: County Kildare[1] Population 13% of the population of Kildare, or 27,768 people have at least one …
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Disability Profile - Galway County
Issued: 11 October 2018
Disability Profile: Galway County[1] Population 13% of the population of Galway County, or 22,523 people have at least …
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Disability Profile - Limerick
Issued: 11 October 2018
Disability Profile: County Limerick[1] Population 15% of the population of Limerick, or 29,228 people have at least one …
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Disability Profile - Longford
Issued: 11 October 2018
Disability Profile: County Longford[1] Population 15% of the population of Longford, or 5,916 people have at least one …
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Disability Profile - Dublin City
Issued: 11 October 2018
Disability Profile: Dublin City[1] Population 15% of the population of Dublin City, or 81,502 people have at least one …
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