Rehab Group

Lobbying Organisation Rehab Group

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Access to Disability Allowance Income Disregard for people employed under Wage Subsidy Scheme

Intended results Action in relation the situation where many people who are on the Wage Subsidy Scheme (WSS) were wrongfully required to give up their Disability Allowance when they entered the WSS

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sonya Felton

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty TD asking her to take action in relation to this issue.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Gerry Maguire, Special Advisor to Minister Finian McGrath in which this matter was discussed at length. The Productivity Assessment applicable under the Wage Subsidy Scheme was also discussed at this meeting

Email (1)

Follow up email to Minister Finian McGrath TD requesting that he take action following referral of the matter to his 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.

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

Gerry Maguire Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)