Inclusion Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Inclusion Ireland

Date published 11 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details We contacted Deputies Quaide, Cummins, O'Callaghan, and Rice in their respective capacities as the Social Democrats' disability, finance, social protection, education, and health spokespeople, to invite them to a briefing of Inclusion Ireland's Pre-Budget Submission's priorities, along with a fully copy of the document for their consideration.

Intended results Inclusion Ireland sought to influence the Social Democrats' proposals around disability matters ahead of their own Pre-Budget Submission.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gáibhin McGranaghan

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.

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Deputies Rice, Quaide, and O'Callaghan directly replied to our overtures to confirm their receiving of our proposals and that they would pass them on to the Social Democrats' Policy Director.

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.

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jen Cummins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)