Center for Independent Living (Independent Living Movement Ireland (ILMI))

Lobbying Organisation Center for Independent Living

Date published 16 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Joint Budget Statement made in conjunction with DFI and seven other Disability Organisations.

Intended results Raise awareness of Disabillity issues in the upcoming budget.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gary Lee

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 (6-10)

Email sent on our behalf by DFI - Emails to Ministers Finian McGrath, Helen McEntee, Simon Harris, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Leo Varadkar and Michael Noonan, on the evening of the 28th September, with copies of the pre-budget submission

Meeting (1)

DFI organised an Oireachtas briefing on the 29th September in Leinster House attended by the following Oireachtas Members and/or representatives on their behalf: - Senator Gerard Craughwell - Deputy Ruth Coppinger/Henry de Groot (Anti Austerity Alliance) - Senator Martin Conway - Senator Catherine Ardagh - Deputy John Lahart - Deputy Fiona O’Loughlin - Senator John O’Mahony - Senator Grace O’Sullivan/ Ed Davitt - Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan - Senator Francis Black/Emma Quearney - Deputy Kevin O’Keeffe - Deputy Caoimhghin O’Caolain - Deputy Sean Haughey - Deputy John Brassil - Deputy Margaret Murphy O’Mahony - Deputy Frank O’Rourke - Deputy Gino Kenny And policy representatives: Grainne Weld (policy) of Fianna Fail and Paul Cassidy of the Social Democrats

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.

Gerard Craughwell Senator (Seanad)

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John O'Mahony Senator (Seanad)

Grace O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Kevin O'Keeffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brassil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)