Thank you Daniella Bella for speaks on behalf of us and #ScrapTheGreenPaper at #DisabilityPride 2024
Scrapping the Green Paper is definitely one of the highlights for us this year
#DisabledWomenIreland
#DisabilityPowerIreland
#Access4AllIreland
#ChronicCollective
#ORDAOpposeReformOfDisabilityAllowance
#PraxisUnion
11am TODAY Wed 17/4 Leinster House
Disabled people demand the Irish Government: Introduce Non Means Tested Universal Pay
#ScrapMeansTestedDisabilityPayments
Statement
shorturl.at/lFLTU
You can find the full accessibility notes for our event tomorrow Wednesday April 17th here:
#ScrapTheGreenPaper #WeScrappedTheGreenPaper #ScrapMeansTestedDisabilityPayments #NonMeansTestedUniversalPay
Victory for disability activists - Green paper scrapped ! https://www.onebigunion.ie/post/victory-for-disability-activists-green-paper-scrapped
Members of the Industrial Workers of the World in Dublin attended a 'Scrap the Green Paper' rally in central Dublin following the announcement of its welcomed demise.Disability activists believes pressure mounted on Minister’s following 'a huge grassroots backlash' from several campaigns ahead of the forthcoming elections.Speaking after the demonstration, a member of the IWW in Dublin congratulated disability activists and action groups who successfully fought against what can only be described
Change of plan
We will no longer have a press conference on Thurs
Now we will be outside Leinster House
11am Wed 17th April
With our rally cry that Disabled people demand the Irish Government: Introduce Non Means Tested Universal Pay
#ScrapTheGreenPaper
#WeScrappedTheGreenPaper
#ScrapMeansTestedDisabilityPayments
#NonMeansTestedUniversalPay
Statement
https://shorturl.at/lFLTU
Wondering what's next for us?
Well, this Thursday the ‘Scrap the Green Paper’ Coalition will be holding a press conference as a result of Government’s decision to scrap the Green Paper proposal for disability payment reform
“Government to scrap Green Paper on disability reform following backlash from activists” “The proposal would have created a tier system for Disability Allowance”
https://www.thejournal.ie/government-scrapping-disability-green-paper-6353319-Apr2024 #ScrapTheGreenPaper #Disabled #chronicillness
@mecfs @longcovid @chronicillness @spoonies @disability @disabilityjustice
#mecfs #cfs #pwme
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5-minute interview.
It includes discussion of the future e.g. he calls for a non-means tested disability payment
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22383771/
#ScrapTheGreenPaper #Disabled #chronicillness @mecfs
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME @longcovid
#LongCovid #PwLC @chronicillness
@spoonies
@disability
@disabilityjustice
Phew. Thank you all. See our last post for our full statement on today's massive news that the Green Paper has been scrapped, but we wanted to post an image to mark the day. Scraps deserves a rest after the last seven months
Neuro Pride Ireland
Peter Riley
Irish ME/CFS Association