Uplift

Lobbying Organisation Uplift

Date published 30 Dec, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Intended results We intended to push Finian McGrath to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in full, and soon

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Clodagh Schofield

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To fill in a survey about what needs to change in Ireland for people with disabilities, to make a people powered submission to deliver to Finian McGrath.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

I met with Finian McGrath with his advisor, and with several activist members of our organisation Uplift.

Submission (1)

We asked members of our organisation to fill in a survey on what needs to change in Ireland for people with disabilities. We built a people powered submission from the results, and delivered it to Finian McGrath.

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.

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)