Inclusion Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Inclusion Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Midlands Conversation Group is a group of people with intellectual disability who meet regularly in Offaly and they invited deputies to come and introduce themselves during Social Inclusion Week Event 13 September, 2022

Intended results Raise awareness of the issues facing people with intellectual disabilities in Offaly

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Petria Malone Advocacy Project Worker and Mary Lee and Midlands Conversation Group which is organised by Petria and Mary on behalf of Inclusion Ireland

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)

This meeting was for deputies to introduce themselves and for attendees to let them know issues which impact them

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.

Sean O'Brien Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)