Down Syndrome Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Down Syndrome Ireland

Date published 09 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details July Provision for children with Down syndrome

Intended results Securing of July Provision for children with Down syndrome Reinstatement of Individual Education Plans for children with additional needs in Post primary School settings

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fidelma Brady, DSI Education 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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting In constituency office in Bailieboro Co Cavan on Monday, December 10th at 6pm. Arising from the meeting, a briefing for TD's has been arranged in Leinster House on January 30th, 2019. It is also intended to address the IEP issue at this meeting.

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.

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)