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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 31)
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; John Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; James Lawless (Minister of State), Department of Transport; James Browne (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kevin Boxer Moran (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gillian Toole (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: For political parties to adopt policies that advance disability inclusion in their General Election manifestos and in the next Programme for Government
Methods: Informal communication, Email, Virtual Meeting, Social Media
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | DFI General Election Campaign |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Improved funding and sustainable funding model for Section 39, 56/40 and 10 organisations
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Sectoral funding and pay issues |
2025-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: A meeting with the Taoiseach, to address issues raised in the letter, and for steps to be taken to advance disability rights in the next Programme for Government
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | ODG response to Budget 2025 and priorities for the next Programme for Government |
2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Michael Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Coveney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dessie Ellis (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Erin McGreehan (Senator), Seanad; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Mary Seery Kearney (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Policy that expands access and funding for PA services with a rights-based model
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Personal Assistance Services |
2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Noel Byrne (Special Adviser), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Funding for disability related measures in Budget 2025 (see specific asks at: https://www.disability-federation.ie/publications/dfi-pre-budget-submission-2025/)
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Pre-Budget Submission 2025 |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Seery Kearney (Senator), Seanad; Micheál Carrigy (Senator), Seanad; Alan Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fergus O'Dowd (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Mark Wall (Senator), Seanad; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick Costello (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Violet Anne Wynne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gino Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Shanahan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shortall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Funding for disability related measures in Budget 2025 (see specific asks at: https://www.disability-federation.ie/publications/odg-budget-2025/)
Methods: Lobby day
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | ODG Pre-Budget Submission 2025 |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Ó Conaill (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Representation and advocation for people with disabilities in Parliamentary work. Please see DFI's manifestos and detailed asks on the DFI website at: https://www.disability-federation.ie/news/2024/04/15/disability-votes-count-in-the-local-and-eu-electio/
Methods: Meeting, Email, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | DFI Local and EU Election Campaign |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mal O'Hara (Senator), Seanad; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Colm Ó Conaill (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Funding for disability related measures in Budget 2025 (see specific asks at: https://www.disability-federation.ie/publications/dfi-pre-budget-submission-2025/) and priorities for the upcoming General Election
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | DFI Pre-Budget Submission 2025 and General Election Campaign Activities |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Improved outcomes for disabled people
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Disability Social Protection and Poverty |
2024-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: For Sinn Féin to adopt DFI's health policy positions in their policies, budget and election campaigns.
Methods: Submission, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | DFI submission in response to Sinn Féin's policy paper 'Priorities for Changes in Health and Social Care' |
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