Dignity Ireland (Dignity Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Dignity Ireland

Date published 19 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Senator/Dr. Tom Clonan

Intended results We wanted to meet with Tom to discuss transport for people with disabilities and to discuss his work on this and gain any advice from him on how best to deliver our services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Anna Sutcliffe

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.

Email (6-10)

We contacted Tom firstly via LinkedIn and then via email on the 22.05.26 to organise a meeting

Meeting (1)

We met with Dr.Tom in Leinster House on the 29th of May for an informal coffee meeting

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.

Tom Clonan Senator (Seanad)