Publications Archive

  1. DFI Pre-Budget Submission 2011 Launch

    Issued: 9 September 2010

    The Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) is a national support organisation and advocate for voluntary disability …

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  2. Newsletter September 2010

    Issued: 1 September 2010

    The Government has committed to developing a Recession Implementation Plan (The Revised Programme for Government 2009). …

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  3. A Summary of the Report Examining the Impact of the Economic Downturn on Voluntary Disability Organisations in Ireland

    Issued: 30 August 2010

    The purpose of the DFI research was to examine the impact of the economic downturn on voluntary disability …

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  4. Newsletter August 2010

    Issued: 1 August 2010

    We saw the disability sector take action on the 7th of July to protest against further funding cutbacks to services to …

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  5. Newsletter July 2010

    Issued: 1 July 2010

    We are now witnessing the effects of cumulative cuts and “adjustments” as they now directly impact on …

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  6. June 2010 Newsletter

    Issued: 24 June 2010

    DFI is often asked by the HSE and other public bodies to confirm that we are a registered charity, and we simply …

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  7. Newsletter May 2010

    Issued: 1 May 2010

    As required by Section 6 of the Disability Act 2005, the Minister of Justice, Equality and Law Reform is reviewing the …

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  8. April 2010 Newsletter

    Issued: 1 April 2010

    Leaving aside the focus of public commentary on the Cabinet changes we might wonder what they mean for the …

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  9. March 2010 Newsletter

    Issued: 1 March 2010

    On 8th October last, in the Mansion House, Dublin, at our Pre-Budget event with members of the Oireachtas, DFI, along …

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  10. Newsletter January / February 2010

    Issued: 1 February 2010

    There was a lot of coverage recently of the first two years of operation of the Health Service Executive complaints …

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  11. 2009 Annual Review

    Issued: 31 December 2009

    The Board emphasised that the implementation of the 2009 Plan would reference the hugely changed environment. In this …

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  12. December 2009 Newsletter

    Issued: 6 December 2009

    Difficult decisions nmust be made in Budget 2010. Government has informed us that a savings of €4bn is required in …

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