Ability West

Lobbying Organisation Ability West

Date published 11 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Cllr. Sean Canney emailed the CEO of Ability West on 20th October making representation on behalf of the family of a service user who avails of Ability West's services.

Intended results n/a

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Cllr. Sean Canney

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Full Name Maureen Roche

CRO number (if applicable)

Principal Address

Email none@none.ie

Contact phone number

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

An email and attached letter was received from Cllr. Sean Canney on 20th October 2015 by CEO of Ability West, making representation on behalf of the family of a service user attending Ability West's service. The representation related to length of time spent on transport. It was explained that the route could not be shortened as it would have a negative impact on other service users who share the same transport route.

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.

Seán Canney Councillor (Galway County Council)