Delta Centre

Lobbying Organisation Delta Centre

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Challenges facing Section 39 Disability Service providers /Staffing turnover across the sector / Service users choosing to receive their day services from their residential setting / Enhanced need / Pension Auto enrolment /Planning for residential placements. /requirement for a second respite house /Improved access for families to transport supports. /Unanswered DSAMTs submitted to the HSE/Additional Social worker

Intended results Improvement of service provision for people with disabilities availing of support services from Section 39 agencies

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joe Meany

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 (2-5)

There was a planned visit to our service at the request of the minister and HSE and I sent emails in advance of meeting to out line the issues of concern.

Meeting (2-5)

Two meetings involved, 1 with Minister Hildegarde Naughton & Jennifer Murnane in Delta when they visited the service. Subject matter was to improve services for people with disabilities. The second meeting was with Minister Jennifer Carroll Mc Neill and Minister Jennifer Murnane in St Dympna's Hospital in Carlow to create pedestrian access for the service users of Delta Centre via St Dympna's grounds and so improve access for individuals with disability to Carlow town.

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.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Health)

Catherine Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)