Inclusion Ireland conference "The Cost of Disability" Thursday, 25th September

 Inclusion Ireland will host a conference entitled "The Cost of Disability" on Thursday 25th September in the  Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 from 9.30am – 4.0pm 

The conference seeks to reopen the debate on how to address the costs associated with having a disability. Speakers will highlight evidence of the direct, indirect and opportunity costs of having a disability and how official measurements of poverty do not consider these costs. The benefits to the economy and society of expenditure supports to households and person(s) with a disability will be explored.

Opening address Simon Harris, T.D., Minister of State at Department of Finance. 

Confirmed Speakers Dr John Cullinan, J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, NUI Galway

 Dr Dorothy Watson, Associate Research Professor at Economic and Social Research Institute

 Ms Claudia Wood, Chief Executive of DEMOS

 Mr Martin Naughton

 Ms Ita Mangan, Chair of the Tax and Social Welfare Advisory Group and 

Mr Michael Taft, Unite the Union 

Ms Eileen Daly 

Full programme and details available on www.inclusionireland.ie 

For information about the venue please visit: www.hiltondublinkilmainham.com 

Conference fee and booking The fee for this conference is €40. 

Places can be booked by going to the following link: http://www.eventbrite.ie/e/cost-of-disability-conference-tickets-12717994865?aff=eac2 

No telephone bookings for this event. A small number of places have been set aside for people on low incomes.

This event is supported by Deloitte.