Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Request for meeting to pursue advocacy agenda following the Assistive Technology Discussion Paper launch.

Intended results To progress implementation of the seven recommendations contained in the discussion paper.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan Long of Enable Ireland

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)

Request for meeting to persue advocacy agenda following the Assistive Technology Discussion Paper. 23 Jan 2017 Letter sent by Enable Ireland on behalf Enable Ireland and DFI

Meeting (1)

Discussed the "Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities and Older People" Discussion Paper

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.

John Dolan Senator (Seanad)