DFI Policy and Advocacy Response

DFI are sitting on the National Public Health Emergency Team Vulnerable People Subgroup and the COVID-19 Advisory Group on Community Response in the Department of Rural and Community Development. We represent the disability interest and ensure that planning for COVID-19 takes the needs of people with disabilities and disability services into account.

We are working with the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies, the Not for Profit Association and HSE Disability Services to resolve some of the issues facing disability services.

We are also raising the funding issues facing voluntary disability services as a result of COVID-19, along with The Wheel and other voluntary organisations. We are engaging with the Department of An Taoiseach and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on this issue.