Center for Independent Living (Independent Living Movement Ireland (ILMI))

Lobbying Organisation Center for Independent Living

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Discussions on the right to a personal assistance service

Intended results To build awareness of Independent Living and to discuss with politicians about the need to have a legislative underpinning to the Personal Assistance Service

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Damien Walshe

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)

House of Oireachtas to look at building support within Fianna Fail in relation to the Personal assistance service with an aim to introduce a bill before the Oireachtas on 20th March 2019

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.

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)