Dyspraxia Association of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Dyspraxia Association of Ireland

Date published 12 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Discussed waiting lists for children with DCD and access to additional funding to address these waiting lists.

Intended results Awareness raising. Resource allocation for DCD assessments

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sharon Lane

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Minister of State for Children, Disability and Equality, Hildegarde Naughton officially opened the Dyspraxia DCD Ireland Cairde Club Family Day in Glendeer Animal Farm Roscommon as part of the launch of the POTTS programme in the West of Ireland. Senator Gareth Scahill also attended the event.

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.

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Gareth Scahill Senator (Seanad)