Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Date published 16 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details letter sent is the formal appeal by Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) of the decision by the Government/Department of Health/Health Services Executive (HSE)/KOSI Corporation Ltd. (KOSI) to exclude IWA staff outside of HSE Assisted Living Services from the Pandemic Special Recognition Payment (PSRP).

Intended results To include to IWA staff outside of HSE Assisted Living Services from the Pandemic Special Recognition Payment (PSRP

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rosemary Keogh CEO, Joan Carthy National 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.

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Bernard O'Regan HSE Head of Operations- Disability Service, to appeal the decision made to exclude IWA staff outside of HSE Assisted Living Services from the Pandemic Special Recognition Payment (PSRP

Email (6-10)

follow up emails were sent to Minister O'Gorman, Rabbitte and Donnelly. Further letters sent to members of the Dail seeing support

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)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

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