Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Implementation of the UN CRPD at local level

Intended results Gain support among national and local elected representatives to advance implementation of the UN CRPD at local level

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Elaine Teague, Emer Begley, Laura O'Callaghan, PJ Cleere

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 to Minister Hildegarde Naughton on 04/06/25 with document reiterating recommendations for next steps to standardise structural approaches to disability inclusion at Local Authority level, as per Bridging the Gap report published in January 2025.

Meeting (1)

Meeting held with Councillor Adrienne Wallace on 28/07/25 on foot of the Bridging the Gap report published in January 2025 and subsequent email sent to all Councillors on 04/03/25 (as previously returned to the Regulator in Q1 2025) to gain support among local representatives in Carlow for a full-time, standalone Access Officer role.

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.

Adrienne Wallace Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)