Category: News
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Accessible Boating Service Launches at Dún Laoghaire Harbour
Ireland’s first electric wheelchair-accessible boating service has been launched at Dún Laoghaire Harbour. Boathub will enable wheelchair users and people with disabilities to experience the freedom and enjoyment of being on the water through a range of inclusive, bookable boating activities in Ireland’s largest recreational harbour. Full details on the Dun Loaghaire Rathdown County Council…
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Accessible And Inclusive Tourism – Consultation
The Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke, has launched Fáilte Ireland’s ‘Your Voice, Your Journey Visitor Consultation’ to understand visitors’ experiences and expectations of accessible and inclusive tourism in Ireland. The consultation is open until 29th of October 2026.Further information and survey details are available here.
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Assessment of Needs (AON) – a quick overview
An Assessment of Needs in Ireland is a process established under the Disability Act 2005. It allows children and young people who may have a disability to be independently assessed to identify their health, educational, and personal care needs, and to determine what services are required to meet those needs. Key Assessment Areas Covered Some…
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Budget ’27 – Cost of Disability payment
The Irish budget is scheduled for 6th October 2026. Today in the Irish Examiner it was reported that the government plans to introduce a cost of disability payment on a phased basis. Read the article. This payment has been campaigned for by a number of organisations including Inclusion Ireland (Budget 2027 Submission: Our Rights, Our…
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Irish Disability Survey (IDS)
Irish Disability Survey Pre-Pilot Report 2026 Read more on CSO website Ireland is obliged to collect appropriate information, including statistical and research data, to develop and implement policies in line with the UNCRPD. In 2006, a National Disability Survey (NDS) was conducted by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the results of which were used to…
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European Disability Card
The card will serve as a proof of disability status across all EU countries when accessing a wide range of services. It will grant cardholders equal access to special conditions and preferential treatments offered to persons with disabilities anywhere in the EU. The special conditions apply when using transport, attending cultural events and visiting museums, leisure and sports centres,…
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Fear of ‘getting it wrong’ deters firms from hiring disabled workers
Extract from article: Fewer than one in 10 employers are “very confident” about hiring neurodivergent people or people with disabilities, with fears of “getting it wrong” limiting employment opportunities, new research suggests. Read the full article , The Irish Examiner, 19 Aug 2026, Alex Cunningham Survey of 150 employers by Now Group Key findings from…
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Review of the Disability Act 2005
Public consultation to inform the review of the Disability Act 2005 – *Deadline extended to Friday 9 October 2026 at 5pm*. Key parts to the Act• Assessment of Need & Service Statements• Access to Public Sector & Infrastructure• Government Planning & Universal Design• Genetic Information Privacy• Complaints System From Gov.ie: It has been over 20…
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Siblings left to take up carer roles
‘State of crisis’ – Call for supports as siblings left to take up carer roles RTÉ News – 14th Aug 2026 – Ailbhe Conneely Following years of cancer treatment, Aisling O’Leary’s mother told her daughter in her final days that everything she had done had been for her two girls. Aisling promised her mother that…
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Vehicle Adaptation – new development scheme announced
Government approves the development of a new Vehicle Adaptation Scheme Government today approved proposals to progress the development of a new Vehicle Adaptation Scheme (VAS). The Scheme will support people with mobility needs to access adapted vehicles and maintain independent mobility. The Scheme will be developed as part of the Government’s commitment to improving transport…