News Archive

  1. Transfer of the specialist Disability services function to Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

    Issued: 3 March 2023, 3pm

    On Wednesday 1 March, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, …

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  2. The power of partnership - DFI's new podcast is now live

    Issued: 23 February 2023, 9am

    Episode One of The DFI Podcast is now available. The podcast will feature a new episode each month focusing on a …

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  3. DFI calls on the government to prioritise support to disabled people as it develops the new cost of living package

    Issued: 17 February 2023, 2pm

    DFI has written to the government today asking that disabled people are prioritised as it develops the new cost of …

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  4. DFI's Opening Statement to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters on awareness raising of the lived experience of congregated settings

    Issued: 9 February 2023, 2pm

    Opening Statement of Dr Emer Begley, DFI's Director of Advocacy and Inclusion, to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on …

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  5. Call for applications for delegates to the Fifth European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities

    Issued: 9 February 2023, 2pm

    The Fifth European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities will be taking place in Brussels on Tuesday 23 May …

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  6. Take the We Act Pledge

    Issued: 9 February 2023, 12pm

    The response to Covid-19 illuminated how charities and community groups do incredible things. The pandemic …

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  7. DFI response to the Attorney General's Report on Nursing Home Charges and Disabled Maintenance Allowance 

    Issued: 8 February 2023, 7pm

    The Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) finds the advice from the Attorney General into the denial of disability …

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  8. Statement from the DFI on withheld payments for people with disability in residential care

    Issued: 3 February 2023, 3pm

    The Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) finds the revelations in the RTÉ Primetime investigation regarding the …

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  9. Census 2027 should collect appropriate data relating to disability so that there is better evidence to inform policies that improve disabled people's lives - DFI

    Issued: 30 January 2023, 12pm

    The Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) has today published its submission to the Central Statistics Office in …

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  10. Disabled drivers call for change to parking legislation

    Issued: 30 January 2023, 10am

    DFI Member, the Disabled Drivers Association of Ireland (DDAI) has called on the Government to change existing …

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  11. Holocaust Memorial Day to be marked in Ireland on Sunday 29 January

    Issued: 20 January 2023, 11am

    Holocaust Memorial Day will be marked in Ireland on the evening of Sunday 29 January 2023 at a ceremony in The Round …

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  12. IDA and EDF call for immediate unblocking of the Lachin Corridor Nagorno-Karabakh

    Issued: 20 January 2023, 11am

    The International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the European Disability Forum (EDF), organisations working to …

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