Polio Survivors Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Polio Survivors Ireland

Date published 14 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Duty of care towards polio survivors, relating to funds raised by polio survivors for the Polio Fellowship of Ireland

Intended results To highlight the issue facing a polio campaign group who are lobbying another charity relating to their duty to polio survivors.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jackie Minnock

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.

Social Media (2-5)

Polio Survivors Ireland member, Jackie Minnock, who was a member of the Polio Fellowship of Ireland as a child, messaged Maeve Yore about a protest that took place organised by the campaign group Justice for Polio Survivors (a voluntary campaign group with no paid employees) and shared information from their facebook page with Maeve Yore. Jackie mentioned Polio Survivors Ireland in her communications, although she was primarily contacting Maeve Yore regarding the group Justice for Polio Survivors.

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.

Maeve Anna Yore Councillor (Louth County council)