Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Date published 05 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details A. Amend the Building Regulations Part M Section 3 (Access and Use) 2010 in so far as it relates to housing and include provision and guidance for the design and delivery of wheelchair liveable homes to UD+ and UD++ standards. B. Each Local Authority to immediately review their respective lists of approved housing applicants to establish the exact number of wheelchair liveable housing units required

Intended results Amendment to Building regulations to include wheelchair liveable accommodation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rosaleen Lally National Access Programme Manager,

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)

meeting with Peter Burke and advisors

Email (11-20)

emails sent to TDs and Senators on Housing Committee

Meeting (1)

Met Eoin O'Brion and Rose Conway-Walsh

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.

Peter Burke Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Flaherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

John Cummins Senator (Seanad)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Emer Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)