Inclusion Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Inclusion Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details General Election 2016

Intended results Explain the content of Inclusion Ireland's General Election Manifesto 'A Disability Manifesto for Equality and Human Rights' which covers Inclusion Ireland's position on Advocacy Supports, Therapy Services, Access to Early Education, Inclusive Education Supports, Life-Long Education and Training, Direct Payments, Recognising the Cost of Disability, Assisted-Decision-Making Supports, Disability Hate Crime and Respite Care.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Communications & Information Officer Cormac Cahill and Training & Development Officer Sarah Lennon.

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.

Meeting (1)

People Before Profit Disability Forum discussion at the Buswells Hotel on Tuesday, 12th January on health services, cost of disability, direct payments, the ratification of the UNCRPD and equality for persons with disabilities.

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.

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)