National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability (National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability)

Lobbying Organisation National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Responding to draft motion on the Carer's Allowance Means Test

Intended results Provide input on motion tabled by the Social Democrats and provide information relevant for the subsequent debate

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alison Harnett NFVSP CEO & Megan Leahy NFVSP Policy and Governance Officer

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)

29th Sept 2025: Emails exchanged between Megan Leahy, NFVSP and Liam Quaide TD (and his office) on a draft motion that the Social Democrats were tabling on the Carer's Allowance. Alison Harnett also provided links to a recent RTE series on disability in case this would contain information relevant to the subsequent debate.

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.

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)