Rehab Group

Lobbying Organisation Rehab Group

Date published 21 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Communication to Budgetary Oversight Committee on behalf of Oireachtas Disablity Committee to ensure greater transparency in Health/Disability Budget Announcement

Intended results Requesting Budgetary Oversight Committee to address the issue to ensure greater transparency in budgetary announcements so that people with disabilities and disability organisations can determine full impact of budgetary announcements

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emer Costello

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)

Email highlighting that three months after Budget announcement there was still no clarity on Budget allocations for disability services which makes it incredibly difficult for Disability Service Providers, and particularly S39 organisations, to plan services for the coming year.

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.

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)