Hundreds attend Dublin protest for disability emergency payment Organisers say last year’s budget left people with disabilities up to €1,400 worse off annually

#Spéirgorm #Spéighorm #Disability #CostofDisability #DisabilityRights.www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/02/28/hundr...

A green promotional graphic featuring a background photo of people in wheelchairs holding protest signs. Large white text reads: "Winter is here and heating costs are rising. Join us at Leinster House as we show the disability community will not be ignored." A white box at the bottom displays the date and time: "Tue, 9th Dec, 12.30 pm to 2pm." On the right-hand side are the logos for the Irish Whe

Disabled people are €1,400 worse off this year. We cannot wait another day.

Budget 2026 cut one-off disability payments with nothing to replace them.

Join us from 12.30 on 9 December at Leinster House where we'll be demanding an Emergency Winter Payment.

#CostOfDisability

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📢 Sinn Féin motion re Cost of Disability takes place tomorrow, 14th October at 7:20pm.

Watch live here 👉 www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...

#CostOfDisability #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #HumanRights #Participation

I attend a special gym for ppl with neuromuscular diseases & neurological conditions, it is partly subsidised (& an excellent facility) but we still pay €8.50 per session. Safe excercise is vital for those of us that attend #costofdisability #disability #Speirgorm #speirgorm

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Our Public Affairs and Advocacy team has completed several submissions recently to highlight the need to address the #CostOfDisability.

Read the submissions on our website: rehab.ie/what-we-do/p...

#DisabilityBudget #Budget2026

Let’s be reyt #costofdisability