Inclusion Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Inclusion Ireland

Date published 21 Dec, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Cost of Disability

Intended results Request Alan Kelly TD to ask a Parliamentary Question (PQ) of the Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar on the topic of the Cost of Disability and specifically how the Minister plans to address the issue in light of research released by his Department and Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Communications & Information Officer Cormac Cahill

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

PQ Request: “To ask the Minster for Social Protection how he plans to address the cost of disability in light of research released by his Department which indicates that people with disabilities face higher deprivation rates and consistent poverty than the general population and associated with this, that they and their children are more at risk of experiencing multiple quality of life challenges than any other social group in Ireland, and if he will make a statement on the matter.”

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)