Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Ireland's review of compliance with the UN Convention Against Torture

Intended results DFI wrote to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC, commending it on including experiences relating to disability in it's submission to UN CAT and providing additional insight in advance of their participation at the UN Committee Against Torture.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona O'Donovan & Joan O'Connor

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 (1)

DFI wrote to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC, commending it on including experiences relating to disability in its submission to UN CAT and providing additional insight in advance of their participation at the UN Committee Against Torture.

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.

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)