Down Syndrome Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Down Syndrome Ireland

Date published 15 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Request for update on HSE Children's Grant Scheme

Intended results An update on previous conversation in August about HSE Children's Grant Scheme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Oliver McKenna, Brendan Stephenson

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.

Informal communication (1)

One face-to-face chat about the status of the request which had been made in August.

Email (2-5)

Follow up emails in October and November to establish the status of the request, and to try to determine when we would get the approved grant paid.

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.

Thomas Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)