CoAction West Cork (CoAction West Cork)

Lobbying Organisation CoAction West Cork

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Funding for Disability Services

Intended results To secure additional funding for respite and residential services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maurice Walsh, CEO

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Jim Daly (Former DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Former DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins (Former DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? We asked families of the people we support to forward any questions or issues that they would like to have presented to the Minister for Disabilities in relation to services/funding.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

A delegation of Board and management met with the Minister for Disabilities, Mr. Finian McGrath T.D. and local TDs.

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.

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Jim Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)