NCBI

Lobbying Organisation NCBI

Date published 17 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Discussed the need to examine the benefits available to people who are blind and the need to ensure that people who are blind have access to employment activication programmes and Intreo services.

Intended results To examine the social protection payments available to people who are blind and to ensure a clear pathway from social protection to employment.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Chris White, CEO and Paul Ledwidge, Chairman.

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting at the Department of Social Protection on Monday 5th December. Discussed the need to examine the benefits available to people who are blind and the need to ensure that people who are blind have access to employment activication programmes and Intreo services.

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.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Social Protection)