Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Transparency of Disability Budget Announcements

Intended results Transparency of Disability Budget Announcements

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Dolan (DFI signatory for ODG)

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 (2-5)

16/01/24 - Email sent by Emer Costello (Oirechtas Disability Group Member) on behalf of the Group to Ged Nash, Bernard Durkan and Colm Brophy in their capacity as members of the Budgetary Oversight Committee. This email requested that they raise the issue of transparency at the Budgetary Oversight Committee and seek to ensure that future budgets contain clear and transparent information that can be fully understood by people with disabilities and the organisations that provide services to them.

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.

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)