Acquired Brain Injury Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Acquired Brain Injury Ireland

Date published 06 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Implementation of the neuro-rehabilitation strategy/Implementation Framework

Intended results Investment in neurorehabilitation services in the community

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karen Foley

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

investment in neurorehabilitation services in the community

Letter (1)

investment in neurorehabilitation services in the community

Email (1)

investment in neurorehabilitation services in the community

Meeting (1)

investment in neurorehabilitation services in the community/DFI meeting

Meeting (1)

investment in neurorehabilitation services in the community for children

Email (1)

investment in neurorehabilitation services in the community, prebudget submission

Email (1)

investment in neurorehabilitation services in the community, prebudget submission

Email (1)

investment in neurorehabilitation services in the community, prebudget submission

Email (1)

Letter of introduction to new Minister for Disability.

Meeting (1)

CEO attends as NSDA representative

Meeting (1)

CEO attends as NDSA representative

Meeting (1)

Prebudget submission/NDSA delegation

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.

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)