Ability West

Lobbying Organisation Ability West

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Invitation to DPOs to discuss the campaign run by the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers ahead of Budget 2022 (Oct 2021)

Intended results To highlight the issues facing people with an intellectual disability and their families, locally in Galway and nationally and invite the DPOs to attend a meeting with the CEO of Ability West and CEO of the NFVSP

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Audrey Pidgeon

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.

Letter (1)

Letter inviting DPOs (07.10.21) to a virtual meeting on 11th October to discuss key issues experienced by people with intellectual disabilities and their families - two DPOs attended (Sean Canney and Eamon O Cuiv)

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)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Canney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Transport)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)