Dignity Ireland (Dignity Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Dignity Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Additional support funding to enable ACTS to fit out new vans suitable as buses to cater for wheelchair users.

Intended results We are hoping to get funding to fit out from 1-3 buses. Fit out costs associated with each bus are in the order of €15,000 +VAT per bus.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dick Sheil, Interim Manager, ACTS.

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Initial e-mail , which included background information on our organisation, ACTS, Accessible Community Transport Southside. This also outlined why we made the approach giving specific project targets and costs anticipated with same.

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)

Gerry Horkan Senator (Seanad)