Rehab Group

Lobbying Organisation Rehab Group

Date published 20 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details The Wage Subsidy Scheme for People with Disabilities

Intended results To ensure that the rate of subsidy under the scheme is raised in line with increases in the Minimum Wage and to seek further improvements in the scheme to ensure greater accessibility to the scheme for people with disabilities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Cassidy

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.

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Submission made to Assistant Principal in the Department of Social Protection to ensure these issues were considered as part of the Minister's and Department's review of the Wage Subsidy Scheme for People with Disabilities

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.

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)