NCBI

Lobbying Organisation NCBI

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Three main advancements in services needed for people who are blind or vision impaired 1) residential accommodation for children and adults to rehabilitate and retrain. 2) Development of Children’s Services. 3) Roll out of day activity centres in Cork, Limerick and Galway.

Intended results The development of services for people who are blind and vision impaired.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Chris White

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.

Email (2-5)

A request to meet Michael Harty in relation to the improvement of services for people who are Blind or vision impaired, specifically, 1) residential accommodation for children and adults to rehabilitate and retrain. 2) Development of Children’s Services. 3) Roll out of day activity centres in Cork, Limerick and Galway.

Meeting (1)

A discussion was had around key issues, 1) residential accommodation for children and adults to rehabilitate and retrain. 2) Development of Children’s Services. 3) Roll out of day activity centres in Cork, Limerick and Galway.

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.

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)