Walkinstown Association for People with an Intellectual Disability Ltd (WALK)

Lobbying Organisation Walkinstown Association for People with an Intellectual Disability Ltd

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 Wage Subsidy scheme

Intended results Wage Subsidy scheme

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Des Henry

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)

Reference updates to Wage subsidy scheme that were 5 years out of date. We wanted an update on the WSS review in 2024 and not the one from 2018

Phone call (1)

a follow up phone call

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.

Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Craig Dwyer Special Advisor (Department of Social Protection)