Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Date published 19 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Rosemary Keogh CEO Irish Wheelchair Association wrote to Alan Kelly expressing her thanks for his support at Health Committee and requesting further support in raising the crisis in the voluntary sector in the Oireachtas,

Intended results To resolve issues relating to service level agreements

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rosemary Keogh CEO Irish Wheelchair Association

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.

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Alan Kelly TD looking for support in solving issue with service level agreements.

Letter (1)

looking for support in relation to funding for pension related costs thatwill be excluded from pay restoration, and that home helps/personal assistants – some of the lowest paid workers in our organisations - are being excluded from the first round of pay restoration pending further HSE verification.

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.

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)