National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability (National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability)

Lobbying Organisation National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Budget 2021 in terms of funding for disability services; Section 39 pay parity; Capacity Review of Disability Services, Time to Move on From Congregated Settings, Dialogue for Forum of Catherine Day IRG

Intended results To lobby for appropriate multiannual funding investment of €211million over 5 years, to call for the publication of the Capacity Review of Disability Services and for it to guide investment, pay parity for S39, progress on Time to Move on from Congregated Settings, the early establishment of the Oireachtas Committee on the UNCRPD, and calling for the 1% funding to be reversed, and for Covid 19 costs to be provided to service providers To invite the Minister to address the National Federation General Assembly on matters relating to disability funding and operations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alison Harnett & Secretariat team, Board members of the National Federation and Federation members at the General Assembly

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Contact all public representatives to express concern about the budget allocation to disability services

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members We asked all Federation members to contact their Local TD and Senators with our press release (2 October) detailing the funding crisis in disability services and the lack of funding allocated in the Winter Plan

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Minister Rabbitte attended the National Federation's online General Assembly on 23 September to discuss funding of disability services and the upcoming budget. . Meeting online with Minister Rabbitte and Board members of the National Federation to discuss funding issues in light of Covid 19 costs and the upcoming budget 2 Online meetings with Deputies Mary Lou McDonald and Deputy Pauline Tully to discuss funding issues for disability services 1 Online meeting with Deputy Mary Lou McDonald to discuss disability issues that had been raised previously and progress to date.

Letter (2-5)

Letter to Minister Stephen Donnelly and Minister Anne Rabbitte seeking confirmation on the payment of Covid19 related costs to disability services and seeking appropriate funding in Budget 2021 Letter to Minister Stephen Donnelly copying Minister Anne Rabbitte and Minister O'Gorman expressing dismay that just €10million allocated to disability in Winter Plan, requesting meeting. Letter to Minister Pascal O 'Donoghue and Minister Michael McGrath re funding crisis in disability services, copying Ministers Rabbitte, Donnelly, O'Gorman

Email (6-10)

3 Emails to Deputy Roisin Shortall to brief her on the funding crisis in disability services and need for funding in Winter Plan re Covid 19 1 Email each to Deputy Roisin Shortall, Minister Anne Rabbitte and Deputy Mary Lou McDonald thanking them for engagement on funding issues for people with disabilities in Budget 2021

Informal communication (6-10)

3 text messages to Ministers Anne Rabbitte in the context of the winter planning to request urgent funding for Covid 19 related costs for disability services. 5 text messages to Alan Kelly regarding the need for disability services to be provided with sufficient funding in the Winter Plan and Budget 2021

Social Media (31-50)

Tweets calling on TDs and Senators to support the call for additional funding in the Winter Plan and adequate funding for disability services in Budget 2021

Phone call (1)

Phone call to Deputy Alan Kelly regarding funding requirements for disability services in light of Covid 19 and in the context of Budget 2021

Submission (1)

Pre-Budget 2021 Budget Submission produced and shared online and with Department of Health

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.

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

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen MacLellan Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Peter Burke Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Josepha Madigan Minister of State (Department of Education)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Noone Senator (Seanad)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Pat Buckley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Cathal Berry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick O'Donovan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)