Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Date published 20 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details made contact with Pauline Tully TD to gain support for a review on Part M of the building regulations from visitable to liveable housing for people with disabilities

Intended results to be invited in to the Disability Matters Oireachtas Committee to present on Part m of the Building regulations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rosaleen Lally Access Programme Manager Joan Carthy Advocacy manager

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.

Email (1)

which included position paper and to request a meeting

Meeting (1)

To look for support on a review of part m

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.

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)