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  1. Cost of Disability Public Consultation

    Issued: 23 March 2026, 2pm

    DFI has campaigned for many years for increased recognition and action on the extra Cost of Disability. While it has …

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  2. March for Emergency Winter Disability Payment – 28 February

    Issued: 6 February 2026, 4pm

    Since Budget 2026, our coalition, has campaigned for a €400 Emergency Winter Payment to replace targeted financial …

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  3. Member Engagement at HSE National Service Plan Briefing

    Issued: 28 January 2026, 4pm

    We started the year with a high-impact member meeting on 6 January, focusing on the HSE National Service Plan 2026.   …

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  4. Advocates tell Leinster House briefing that refusal to grant and Emergency Winter Payment will lead to harm for disabled people  

    Issued: 28 January 2026, 4pm

    At an AV Room briefing hosted by the Social Democrats, the Irish Wheelchair Association, IWA and the Disability …

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  5. DFI Partners with European Colleagues on New IN-HABIT Inclusive Housing Project

    Issued: 12 January 2026, 10am

    Access to housing is a fundamental human right. However, for many people with disabilities, the desire to live …

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  6. DFI Welcomes €1m Investment in Assistive Technology

    Issued: 18 December 2025, 11am

    We welcome the announcement by Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth, Norma Foley TD, of …

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  7. Influencing change in your community

    Issued: 17 December 2025, 1pm

    Introducing the Public Participation Network, PPN and the Local Community Development Committee, LCDC Decisions about …

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  8. Disability activists brave storm to demand Emergency Winter Payment

    Issued: 11 December 2025, 12pm

    Braving high winds, disability activists, family carers, and allies gathered outside Leinster House to call for an …

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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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