Key Highlights of Budget 2026 & Its Impact on the Community and Voluntary Sector
Key Highlights of Budget 2026 & Its Impact on the Community and Voluntary Sector
How did the Irish community and voluntary sector fare in Budget 2026?
Budget 2026, the first of the new government, is an opportunity to set the tone for the next 5 years and build a future that empowers our sector; one in which charities, community groups, and social enterprises can efficiently and effectively work with those they serve.
In this members-only webinar, we’ll hear from Ber Grogan (Simon Communities of Ireland), Susanne Rogers (Social Justice Ireland), and Fleachta Phelan (Disability Federation of Ireland) on their reflections and analysis of Budget 2026 and what it means for community and voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises.
The webinar will provide up-to-date analysis and interpretation, including key insights that will help Irish community and voluntary organisations keep one step ahead in 2026.
In particular, this session will give you:
- Understanding of the key implications of the budget for the community & voluntary sector
- Information for managers & leaders in organisations when trying to make plans for 2026.
- You can book places for yourself and/or colleagues by clicking the button below.
- This event will take place on Zoom.
- Closed Captions can be enabled by participants.
- Please email matthew@wheel.ie if you have any special requirement
Meet Your Facilitator
Guillaume Jacquinot is the Campaign and Advocacy Manager for The Wheel. He has worked in the disability sector since 2012, with various organisations at both national and international levels. He was elected Secretary General of Inclusion Europe, a European organisation representing people with intellectual disabilities and their families at the EU level. He holds a Master's in Human Rights and completed an LLM in International Comparative Disability Law and Policy at NUI Galway.
Meet Your Speakers
Susanne Rogers is a Research and Policy Analyst with Social Justice Ireland. Susanne leads on community development and social inclusion policy as well as researching and developing policy and strategies in the areas of income distribution, social inclusion, public participation, access to services and housing. Susanne is chair of the Loneliness Taskforce Network and also sits on the Housing Finance Agency Social Investment Fund Committee, the Department of Rural and Community Development Public Participation Network National Advisory Group and the Central Bank of Ireland Consumer Advisory Group.
Ber Grogan is the Executive Director for Simon Communities of Ireland. Ber joined the SCI team in January 2025. Having worked in the charity and political sectors for over two decades, Ber is bringing a wealth of knowledge, experience and passion to this role. Ber has joined us from Mental Health Reform, where homelessness and mental health difficulties were a part of her work. She has worked directly with young people experiencing homelessness, on legislation and amendments to address homelessness and has been involved in many campaigns in this area.
Fleachta Phelan is Policy Advocacy Manager with the Disability Federation of Ireland.
Fleachta has worked in DFI since 2020 and works to highlight disability poverty and the extra Cost of Disability. She has worked on social and global justice issues throughout her career, working for and with a number of NGOs, community organisations and social justice and human rights movements at Irish, EU, Asian and international level.