Enable Ireland Disability Services Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Enable Ireland Disability Services Ltd

Date published 18 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Generating support for the Cork Children’s Services project

Intended results Funding contribution from the State for the new Children’s Services building in Curraheen Cork

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fionnuala O'Donovan CEO Enable Ireland

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.

Letter (1)

on 06/04/17, Ms O'Donovan wrote to Michael McGrath, Jerry Buttimer, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire and Minister Simon Coveney requesting a meeting to discuss Generating support for the Cork Children’s Services project. No meetings took place before 30/04/17.

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.

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)