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  1. Call for Tenders: Review of DFI’s Health and Social Care Programme

    Issued: 4 December 2025, 4pm

    DFI is inviting tender submissions from qualified candidates to undertake a comprehensive review of our Health and …

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  2. DFI hosts HSE in briefing on National Neuro Rehab Strategy rollout

    Issued: 28 November 2025, 5pm

    DFI hosted a member's  briefing where the HSE provided a progress report on the implementation of the National Neuro …

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  3. DFI hosts member's event with HSE on Under 65s in nursing homes

    Issued: 25 November 2025, 1pm

    In an exclusive briefing for DFI members, the HSE provided a critical update on the National Implementation Programme …

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  4. Ireland set to turn purple: A national campaign of disability solidarity

    Issued: 24 November 2025, 4pm

    On Wednesday, 3 December 2025, the skyline of Ireland will change. To mark the United Nations International Day of …

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  5. DFI joins Community and Voluntary Pillar in meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs ahead of Ireland’s EU Presidency

    Issued: 18 November 2025, 9am

    Last week, DFI, as part of the Community & Voluntary, C+V Pillar, met with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Thomas …

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  6. Working together to deliver on Ireland’s New Disability Human Rights Strategy

    Issued: 7 November 2025, 4pm

    Key discussions from DFI’s Strategic General Meeting with Minister Hildegarde Naughton We held our …

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  7. DFI Under 65s Advisory Group: Member only briefing with the HSE

    Issued: 30 October 2025, 4pm

    We're inviting our members to a special online briefing with the HSE on the status of work relating to the HSE Model of …

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  8. Online member briefing: Update on Ireland’s National Neuro-Rehabilitation Strategy

    Issued: 30 October 2025, 4pm

    DFI and the Neurological Alliance of Ireland, NAI invite members to join us for an online briefing with the HSE on the …

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  9. DFI Addresses the Oireachtas on Artificial Intelligence

    Issued: 21 October 2025, 11am

    Our Director of Advocacy Emer Begley and our Policy and Advocacy Officer Charlotte Olhausen appeared before the Joint …

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  10. Oireachtas Disability Group memo: Budget 2026 and the Cost of Disability

    Issued: 21 October 2025, 10am

    The Oireachtas Disability Group, ODG is a group of national disability organisations including: Disability Federation …

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  11. If we’re serious about ending poverty, address the Cost of Disability

    Issued: 17 October 2025, 10am

    This International Day for the Eradication of Poverty comes at a time when Ireland must face the real cost of …

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  12. Call for Applications for Assistive Technology Projects

    Issued: 19 August 2025, 3pm

    The Department of Children, Disability and Equality has announced a funding call for projects related to digital and …

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