Center for Independent Living (Independent Living Movement Ireland (ILMI))

Lobbying Organisation Center for Independent Living

Date published 20 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Rural Transport Scheme

Intended results extension of the rural transport programme to reduce rural isolation will be proofed to ensure that all routes will be accessible for disabled people in light with recommendation 102 of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy to develop proposals in relation to attaching conditions regarding wheelchair accessibility on commercial licensed services.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Damien Walshe

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)

email to Robert Troy TD to submit a PQ: To ask the Minister for Transport how the extension of the rural transport programme to reduce rural isolation will be proofed to ensure that all routes will be accessible for disabled people in light with recommendation 102 of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy to develop proposals in relation to attaching conditions regarding wheelchair accessibility on commercial licensed services.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Ross in relation to accessible transport and the expansion of the rural transport scheme

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Ross CC'd to Graham Doyle, Secretary General, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to accessible transport and the expansion of the rural transport scheme

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Ross CC'd to Fred Berry, Chairperson, National Transport Authority in relation to accessible transport and the expansion of the rural transport scheme

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Ross CC'd to Finian Mc Grath TD Minister with responsibility for disability in relation to accessible transport and the expansion of the rural transport scheme

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.

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shane Ross Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Graham Doyle Secretary General (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)