Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Accessibility at EU level

Intended results Primarily informative, and included links to submissions relating to the proposed EU Accessbility Act of EDF and EASPD. DFI is a member of both organisations. To maximise the accessibility of products and services to people with disabilities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona O'Donovan

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)

20.12.16 Email sent to MEP Clune. Primarily informative, and included links to submissions relating to the proposed EU Accessibility Act of EDF and EASPD. DFI is a member of both organisations. To maximise the accessibility of products and services to people with disabilities

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.

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)