Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists

Lobbying Organisation Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details IASLT submitted a PreBudget Submission to the Department of Finance in advance of this years Budget. Within this pre budget submission we call for the following: Key Ask 1: Workforce Planning Report with Specific Budget Key Ask 2: Legislate to include SLT on the list of ‘practitioners' and ‘referrers’ for medical radiological / ionising radiation procedures. Key Ask 3: Deliver National Inclusive Communication Standards

Intended results To recommend changes and improvements in the administration of public and social services and related policies and public spending.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aine Lawlor and Edel Dunphy

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 sent to Minister for Finance with copy of IASLT prebudget submission.

Social Media (2-5)

Social media posts detailing IASLT Budget key asks with link to prebudget submission shared across social media channels.

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.

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Finance)