Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Embassy support for people with disabilities.

Intended results 1. Accessibility of: a. Support services to Irish people in Austria. b. Accessible tourism in Ireland and selling Ireland aborad. c. Accessible products and services impacts on potential for business and trade and in turn for people with disabilities. 2. UN CRPD/SDGs disability inclusion in International development. 3. Minimising impacts of Brexit on people with disabilities. 4. The Oviedo Convention. 5. Number of people inapprproately living in Nursing Homes.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona O'Donovan, Pat Clarke

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)

Emails sent to Tom Hanney Irish Ambassador to Vienna (also Assistant Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs) requesting meeting and organisation of said meeting.

Meeting (1)

1 Meeting took place with Tom Hanney Ambassador to Vienna (also Assistant Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs)

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.

Tom Hanney Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)