News Archive

  1. Statement on Whistleblower’s revelations March 26th

    Issued: 26 March 2021, 3pm

    DFI are shocked and concerned at revelations in last night’s Prime Time Investigates on RTE 1 TV. We call for full …

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  2. HSE recruiting volunteers with a lived experience of disability for new Disability Advisory Group

    Issued: 23 March 2021, 12pm

    The HSE are recruiting three people with lived experience of disability to express their interest in volunteering to …

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  3. Take our Make Way Day Survey as we take aim for Sept. 24th!

    Issued: 11 March 2021, 10am

    Since the beginning in 2017, Make Way Day has had people with disabilities at its heart. You told us the top obstacles …

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  4. HSE Service Plan 2021 now published

    Issued: 25 February 2021, 7pm

    There has been an 8% increase in funding for Disability, that's €100 million extra in the HSE Service Plan 2021. The …

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  5. Updates to vaccinations list take account of disability

    Issued: 25 February 2021, 12pm

    Feb. 25th 2021 Two groups of people with disabilities have moved up the vaccine queue. An update to Ireland’s …

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  6. Safeguarding

    Issued: 25 February 2021, 9am

    Does your safeguarding policy fully protect you and the vulnerable adults in your care?    Safeguarding …

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  7. Registration for COVID-19 vaccine for disability staff now open

    Issued: 12 February 2021, 3pm

    Registration for front line disability workers to be vaccinated is now open, via this HSE portal. …

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  8. Connecting Universal Access Groups: A Digital Dawn

    Issued: 8 February 2021, 12pm

    During 2020 DFI’s Community Development team held 1 National and 4 Regional Universal Access Network meetings with 38 …

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  9. Local decisions that affect people with disabilities and Disability organisations

    Issued: 8 February 2021, 10am

    Local decisions include how local, national, and EU funding is spent in your community on Housing Employment Education …

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  10. Wicklow County Council Internal Disability and Inclusion Steering Committee.

    Issued: 3 February 2021, 11am

    December 2020, the elected members of Wicklow County Council voted to ratify a new internal Disability and Inclusion …

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  11. Impact of Covid-19 on People with Disabilities in County Kerry

    Issued: 2 February 2021, 2pm

    People with the lived experience of disability in Kerry were facilitated to come together by the Disability Federation …

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  12. DFI urge Government to prioritise people with disabilities for COVID-19 vaccines

    Issued: 10 December 2020, 12pm

    DFI are disappointed that the provisional COVID-19 vaccine allocation announced by the Department of Health does not …

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