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  1. DFI Raise Unsustainable Pressures on People with Disabilities to New Disability Ministers

    Issued: 5 August 2020, 12pm

    DFI met with the new Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Roderic O’Gorman and the Minister …

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  2. DFI Highlights Shockingly High Poverty Rates at Pre Budget Forum

    Issued: 5 August 2020, 12pm

    DFI attended the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection’s annual pre-budget forum last week, along …

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  3. HSE Call for Expressions of Interest for Phase 2 of the Personalised Budget Project

    Issued: 4 August 2020, 12pm

    The HSE have called for expressions of interest for phase 2 of the personalised budget project. Phase 2 will …

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  4. HSE Publish Information on when Services will Re-open

    Issued: 29 July 2020, 10am

    DFI welcomes yesterday’s publication ‘A Safe Return to Health Services’, particularly the news that core …

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  5. European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland Briefing on Impact of COVID-19

    Issued: 15 July 2020, 11am

    The European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland recently published a briefing titled “Rethinking a More Inclusive and Equal …

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  6. Sign up for the next SOLA course on 'Problem Solving Using Six Sigma in responding to Covid-19 fallout questions'

    Issued: 10 July 2020, 4pm

    This QQI Level 8 accredited course is an introduction to Problem Solving. The course introduces problem solving as part …

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  7. 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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  8. The talking is finally over. We analyse the Programme for Government.

    Issued: 19 June 2020, 11am

      What’s in this for the disability sector?   The Programme for Government contains progress on key areas …

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  9. Improving Quality (IQ) Standard – Free Access

    Issued: 20 May 2020, 12pm

    SOLA, the professional training and education initiative between the Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI), the …

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  10. DFI and the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET

    Issued: 22 April 2020, 11am

    This is an extract from The Sunday Independent, April 19th. Thanks to them for allowing use of this extract. You can …

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  11. Statement on the rights of persons with disabilities during COVID-19

    Issued: 17 April 2020, 3pm

    DFI along with other Irish disability activists and organisations,  have signed a “Statement on the …

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  12. COVID-19 and Disability

    Issued: 10 April 2020, 2pm

    [redirect url=/covid-19/] The Disability Federation of Ireland, DFI, is working to ensure that disability is included …

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