Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details HSE 1% efficiency cut to disability services and wider funding crisis

Intended results A halt to the implementation of the efficiency cut & capacity review of disability services due to lack of funding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Allen Dunne, Joanne McCarthy, John Dolan, Ríona Morris

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)

1 joint letter, written by DFI, the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers and the Not for Profit Association, was sent to Minister Simon Harris on 01/05/20.

Virtual Meeting (1)

1 virtual meeting held on 20/05/20 with Minister Simon Harris.

Social Media (6-10)

5 tweets in relation to meeting with Minister Simon Harris. 4 tweets in relation to the HSE 1% efficiency cut.

Email (2-5)

1 letter sent via email on 28/05/20 to Minister for Health, Simon Harris, following up on DFI's meeting with him seeking clarification and an announcement outlining the withdrawal of the 1% service plan cut. 1 follow up letter sent via email on 10/06/20 to Minister for Health, Simon Harris.

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)