Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Attendance, by invitation, and interventions at the National Economic Dialogue hosted by Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform. 28 and 29 June 2017

Intended results Funding and resourcing for people with disabilities through Budget '18 in the context of implementing the UN CRPD

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Dolan and Fiona O'Donovan

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)

Two day participation in National Economic Dialogue, Dublin Castle – 'Sustainable and inclusive growth in the context of National and Global Challenges’. Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Minister for Housing, An Taoiseach, Secretaries Generals and Members of the Oireachtas who were present . Not all DPO's were present when I spoke. The event was live streamed.

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.

William Beausang Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

John Callinan Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Patricia Cronin Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Mark Griffin Secretary General (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)

John Shaw Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Liam Kelly Director General (The Workplace Relations Commission)

Stephen Lynam Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Matthew Lynch Special Adviser (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

John McCarthy Secretary General (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Seán Ó Foghlú Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)

Dr Orlaigh Quinn Secretary General (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Anne Vaughan Deputy Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Andrew Doyle Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Frances Fitzgerald Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Eoghan Murphy Minister (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Patrick O’Donovan Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)