Rehab Group

Lobbying Organisation Rehab Group

Date published 20 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Seeking support for more inclusive measures to promote employment of people with disabilities including the application of Public Procurement policies that makes full use of Article 20 of the EU Procurement Directive in Ireland to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Intended results Stronger implementation of Article 20 Increase in base rate of the Wage Subsidy Scheme in next Budget

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Emer Cosetllo (Former DPO) MEP (European Parliament)

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)

Emails with information on the employment of people with disabilities in Ireland, information on the OECD report on the potential of reserved contracts in public procurement to increase the number of people with disabilities in employment and copies of our submission to EU public consultation on review of Procurement Directive.

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.

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Laura Harmon Senator (Seanad)