Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Forwarded amendments on the European Accessibility Act draft report by the rapporteur, Mr Løkkegaard of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, proposed by the European Disability Forum, EDF, to all Irish MEPs.

Intended results To secure an European Accessibility Act which is strong on securing disability related rights on accessibility.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona O'Donovan

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 (1)

Forwarded amendments on the European Accessibility Act draft report by the rapporteur, Mr Løkkegaard of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, proposed by the European Disability Forum, EDF, to all Irish MEPs. Through emails on the 6th and 7th February 2017.

Email (1)

Sending on EDF's submissions. Emailed the MEPs on the 24th April. Phone call with MEP McGuinness' office on the 24th in relation to this and on the 26th May with MEP Flannagan's office

Phone call (1)

Sending on EDF's submissions. Emailed the MEPs on the 24th April. Phone call with MEP McGuinness' office on the 24th in relation to this and on the 26th May with MEP Flannagan's office

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.

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Nessa Childers MEP (European Parliament)

Brian Hayes MEP (European Parliament)

Matt Carthy MEP (European Parliament)

Luke "Ming" Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Marian Harkin MEP (European Parliament)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Brian Crowley MEP (European Parliament)

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Liadh Ní Riada MEP (European Parliament)