Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Request for support for the Make Way Day campaign

Intended results Establishment of an official, national and locally based Make Way Day

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lisa Fenwick

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.

Phone call (1)

1 Phone call to Councillor Anthony Waldron seeking support for the Make Way Day campaign

Email (2-5)

4 Emails to Councillor Anthony Waldron following up on access issues arising from the Make Way Day campaign is Roscommon (seeking support for accessible footpaths in Castlerea & accessible fishing at the River Suck)

Virtual Meeting (1)

1 Meeting with Councillor Anthony Waldron following up on access issues arising from the Make Way Day campaign in Roscommon (seeking support for accessible footpaths in Castlerea & accessible fishing at the River Suck)

Social Media (1)

1 Tweet at Minister Anne Rabbitte

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.

Anthony Waldron Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)