Publications Archive
Economic Downturn Research Report
Issued: 17 September 2010
Given the extent of services provided by voluntary disability organisations to people with disabilities, DFI wanted to …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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