Delta Centre

Lobbying Organisation Delta Centre

Date published 23 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details challenges facing Section HSE funded 39 organizations including inflation costs verses salaries of employees in Section 39 agencies, resulting in major issues in recruitment and retention of staff which in turn has potential negative impact on the quality services to people with disabilities

Intended results Additional funding to meet the inflationary costs facing services pay parity for Section 39 agencies in relation to staff salaries and terms and conditions

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joe Meany

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Jennifer Murnane (Former DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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)

There was one meeting in Delta Centre on the 11th of July attended by Delta Centre CEO Joe Meany and Jennifer Murnane TD as well as two other service providers from the Carlow Area. The purpose of the meeting was to fully inform the government of the challenges facing Section 39 agencies in relation to the current inflationary environment, and the ongoing challenges regarding recruitment and retention of staff in Section 39 agencies which is exasperated by the disparity in salaries and terms/conditions between Section 39 agencies and Section 38 agencies / HSE

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.

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)