Publications Archive

  1. 2012 Pre Budget Submission

    Issued: 19 September 2011

    Disability is not a sectoral issue; it is a social issue. 18.5% of the population have one or more disabilities …

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  2. Joint Statement - Preventing the Collapse of Ireland’s Disability Strategy

    Issued: 15 September 2011

    Judy Windell (GRDO) (left) with John Dolan (DFI), Denise Dunne (NAI), Tom King (Carmichael CIL), Natalie Buhl (Mental …

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  3. Newsletter September 2011

    Issued: 13 September 2011

    We are fast approaching the last quarter of 2011, and facing a daunting series of public policy events that will …

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  4. Newsletter August 2011

    Issued: 12 August 2011

    A recent investigation by the Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, of a complaint about a decision not to award the Mobility …

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  5. Newsletter June / July 2011

    Issued: 11 July 2011

    There has been a lot of activity over recent months in the HSE, with the development of National Consultative Fora, the …

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  6. Financial Statement for the year 2011

    Issued: 8 June 2011

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  7. 2010 Annual Review

    Issued: 1 June 2011

    DFI’s Annual Plan for 2010 stated that ‘The year ahead will be challenging for our member organisations. Our …

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  8. Guidance on the Preparation of Annual Accounts for a Community and Voluntary organisation

    Issued: 13 May 2011

    One of the major impacts for community and voluntary organisations in the Charities Acts 2009 is the obligation to file …

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  9. NDS Implementation Plan Needs To Be In Place by End May 2011

    Issued: 1 May 2011

    We are coming into May, and we are now one third of the way through the year, and the new Government has been in place …

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  10. Newsletter April 2011

    Issued: 11 April 2011

    The recent launch of the National Advocacy Service is to be welcomed as an improved and more focused national service, …

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  11. Response to Request for Submission on the Reform of Seanad Éireann

    Issued: 7 March 2011

    It is not the intention of this submission to be prescriptive but primarily to set out the case for the inclusion of …

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  12. Newsletter March 2011

    Issued: 7 March 2011

    The major focus of our recent work has been the General Election. The election campaign focussed little on social …

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