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ILMI eBulletin 8th December 2023

by admin-2-2
13 Dec 2023

Meath DPO Today (Friday 8th December) in the offices of Meath County Council ILMI hosted the first Meath DPO discussion. ILMI DPO development officer Peter Kearns led an energetic Disability Equality workshop with support from ILMI's capacity development officer Fiona Weldon and voice community development worker Paula Soraghan. The group discussed...

Disability payment reform will create 'tiered system'

by admin-2-2
08 Dec 2023

A protest was held outside Leinster House this afternoon over a Government proposal to reform disability payments. A Green Paper by the Department of Social Protection has suggested reforming the structure of long-term disability payments by establishing a three-tiered system. A coalition of disabled people's organisations have said the paper...