Down Syndrome Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Down Syndrome Ireland

Date published 16 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Emails regarding One-Parent Family payments and Carer's allowance

Intended results Request for review and data on how many recipients on half carer's and One Parent Family (lone parent's) payments - review into cut off date for OPF.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gina Grant

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)

Emails to Jen Cummins, Padraig Mac Lochlainn and Richard Boyd Barrett regarding One-Parent Family payment and Carer's allowance. I received the data but did not get confirmation on a review.

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.

Jen Cummins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)