Category: News
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National Disability Services Needs Analysis (2026)
HSE Document – based on research with Grant Thornton
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Budget ’27 – Changes for People with Disabilities
What has changed for people with disabilities and carers? All changes highlighted in bold. Headlines1. New €500 cost of disability payment2. €10 week increase in weekly payments3. 489 residential places, 1500 day service places4. 2339 new SNAs, 1353 new Special Needs Teachers Income SupportsDisability Allowance (DA): €10 increase (was €254 per week)Social Assistance:Invalidity Pension:Illness Benefit…
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A Question of Choice: Care and Support for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Damien Brennan (Associate Professor at the School of Nursing and Midwifery Trinity College Dublin), Maureen D’Eath, Mary McCarron, Philip McCallion & Ciara Henderson. Jan 2026 This research looks at how social care is provided to adults with intellectual disabilities in Ireland and highlights the need for care and support policies to be centred on choice,…
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Safeguarding, Care & Autonomy Seminar
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 10 AM – 2 PM.The Mansion House, Dublin. organised by Care Champions. Full details on their Facebook page here. This is an upcoming free seminar focusing on the rights, autonomy, and care of people with disabilities and older people. “Safeguarding, Care and Autonomy” brings together people with lived experiences alongside…
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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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Online Autism Parenting Summit
October 9 – 12, 2026Visit the website Organised by AutismParentingMagazine.com
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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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Sensinema, inclusive outdoor cinema coming to Dublin
Sensinema, inclusive outdoor cinema coming to Dublin this September. Song of the Sea, Herbert Park, September 12, see link for more info. The Secret of Kells, St Anne’s Park on Saturday, September 26, see link for more info. .all audience members will receive wireless headphones with individually adjustable volume controls, while a gentle low-level PA…
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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…