Community Law & Mediation

Lobbying Organisation Community Law & Mediation

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Email welcoming plans to introduce a new ground of discrimination to the Employment Equality and Equal Status Acts, based on socio economic disadvantaged status and highlighting the importance of fully commencing the Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act 2015

Intended results Build awareness of the value of CLM`s work and highlight our priorities in the area.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rose Wall

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)

Letter congratulating the Minister on his appointment and setting out CLM`s priorities in relation to Children, Disability, Equality and Integration – in particular welcoming plans to introduce a new ground of discrimination to the Employment Equality and Equal Status Acts, based on socio economic disadvantaged status and highlighting the importance of fully commencing the Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act 2015

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.

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)