The Open Doors Initiative

Lobbying Organisation The Open Doors Initiative

Date published 14 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment - written and oral submission

Intended results Improvement in policy in this area for people with disabilities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jeanne McDonagh

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)

We were asked to present to the Oireachtas committee on the 17 May on our work and proposals for better outcomes for people with disabilities in employment

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.

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)