Anne Sullivan Foundation For Deaf BlindPeople

Lobbying Organisation Anne Sullivan Foundation For Deaf BlindPeople

Date published 30 Aug, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Recognition of deafblindness as a separate disability

Intended results Recognition of deafblindness in policy and legislation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Deirdre Leech

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Grace Kelly Hartnett

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Silver pines, Brewery Road, Stillorgan

Main business or activity Charity/Advocacy

Company website Anne Sullivan Centre

Contact email address gracekellyh@annesullivancentre.ie

Contact phone number +35312898339

Contact address Silver pines, Brewery Road, Stillorgan

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting was convened with Minister Anne rabbitte in her Galway office.

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.

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)