Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Seeking meetings to discuss Fetal Valproate Syndrome

Intended results Meeting with deputies, change in public policy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joan O'Donnell

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Billy Kelleher (Former DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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 (6-10)

Letters requesting meetings sent to : Billy Kelleher TD, Michael Harty TD, Kate O'Connell TD, Louise O'Reilly TD, Keith Swanick TD, Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD, Roisin Shortall TD, Catherine Murphy TD.

Email (6-10)

2 emails requesting meeting sent to : Simon Harris TD 2 follow up emails sent to : Billy Kelleher TD 2 follow up emails sent to : Michael Harty TD

Meeting (1)

Meeting with 5 department officials considered indirect lobbying to Minister Simon Harris TD.

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.

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke Senator (Seanad)

John Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Rónán Mullen Senator (Seanad)

Keith Swanick Senator (Seanad)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)