Polio Survivors Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Polio Survivors Ireland

Date published 16 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Increasing awareness of polio across the community and education of those in statutory bodies

Intended results Collaboration of relevant bodies to improve understanding of polio in statutory agencies

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emma Clarke Conway

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.

Submission (1)

Report sent to Minister's office relating to the results of a survey of Post Polio Support Group members, to demonstrate Polio Survivors' needs. Minister's aides read report. Photo taken with Minister to mark World Polio Day and photocaption to press, however with no mention or endorsement of Post Polio Support Group report. Photo was agreed in relation to World Polio Day only and taken at Aras Mhic Diarmada as 1916 Signatory, Sean Mac Diarmada was a Polio Survivor.

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.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Social Protection)