Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Date published 29 Aug, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details On behalf of our 20,000 members, Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) called on the Government to support the issues laid out in the Pre-budget Submission 2018 such as Health, Housing and Transport

Intended results The Government to support pre-budget submission and make available funds to implement change

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joan Carthy Advocacy Officer

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)

Email was sent to TD's on the relevant joint committees with pre-budget submission attached and requesting a meeting to discuss further and gain support

Meeting (1)

Met with Catherine Murphy TD and discussed Personal Assistant Services, Housing and Transport

Meeting (1)

Met with Eoin O'Brion and discussed housing

Meeting (1)

Met with Caoimhghin O'Caolan and Imelda Munster discussed Personal Assistant Services, Housing and Transport

Meeting (1)

Met with Michael Harty discussed Personal Assistant services, Housing and Transport

Meeting (1)

Met with Jim O'Callaghan and Margaret Murphy O'Mahony and discussed Personal Assistant services, Housing and Transport

Meeting (1)

Met with Bernard Durkan and discussed Personal Assistant services, Housing and Transport

Meeting (1)

Met with Finian McGrath and discussed Personal Assistant services, Housing and Transport

Informal communication (1)

Met with Minister Harris and discussed Personal Assistant services,

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.

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Buckley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Curran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Bailey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Imelda Munster TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin O'Keeffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)