Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Adult Safeguarding Bill

Intended results To secure support for the bill and request changes to respect intersectionality, and to respect that people may be vulnerable by circumstance, not simply because of disability. Also highlighted anomalies in outcomes proposed in the bill.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Meredith Raley

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Bernard Durkan (Former DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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)

Sent a submission prepared by DFI to all Deputy members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health. Deputy Bernard Durkan sent on the submission to Minister Finian McGrath, TD.

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.

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Dolan Senator (Seanad)