Polio Survivors Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Polio Survivors Ireland

Date published 01 Oct, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Asked Polio Survivors Ireland members to contact their TDs regarding an upcoming event, to highlight survivors' needs ahead of Budget 2025

Intended results Increased understanding of the issues faced by polio survivors, leading to an improvement in financial supports and community services to them.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan Banville

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Write to your local TD/Senators to ask them to attend the AV Room on the 21st Oct, for an event where Polio Survivors Ireland will present the issues faced by survivors and ask for more supports and services to be put into place to ensure they are able to remain independent and age with dignity.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Template Letter distributed at our Conference to attendees to ask them to write to their TDs & Senator

Email (1)

Email to members to ask them to write to their TDs & Senators to encourage them to attend the AV Room.

Designated public officials lobbied

There were no DPOs directly lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area.