Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Correspondence regarding the HSE 1% efficiency cut to disability services

Intended results A halt to the implementation of the efficiency cut

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joanne McCarthy, John Dolan

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 (2-5)

1 Letter was sent to Minister Simon Harris regarding the impact of the efficiency cut & asking him to halt the implementation of the cut until the HSE are confident it will not directly impact front line services. In parallel 1 letter was also sent to Paul Reid, CEO of the HSE, regarding the impact of the efficiency cut on front line services & asking him to halt the implementation of the cut until the next Government is in place.

Email (2-5)

1 Email was sent to Minister Simon Harris containing a soft copy of the letter previously mentioned. In parallel 1 email was sent to Paul Reid, CEO of the HSE, containing a soft copy of the letter previously mentioned.

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)