Publications Archive
Newsletter November 2011
Issued: 8 November 2011
This is a very busy time for your organisation, just as it is for DFI. While it may be tempting to speculate and worry …
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John Dolan's speech in Mansion House Pre-Budget 2012
Issued: 5 October 2011
Ireland is now getting some credit in the international media for learning from its mistakes and sorting out its …
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John O'Sullivan speech Mansion House Pre-budget 2012
Issued: 5 October 2011
I would like to warmly welcome everyone to the launch of the DFI Pre-Budget Submission 2012. I especially welcome …
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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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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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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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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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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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Financial Statement for the year 2011
Issued: 8 June 2011
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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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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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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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