Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Confidence and Supply Agreement

Intended results Provision for people with disabilities included in any renewed Confidence and Supply Agreement

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joanne McCarthy

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)

John Dolan (Currently employed as a DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Informal communication All Oireachtas Members 1 press release by Senator John Dolan to all media.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (11-20)

2 letters - Sent by Dr. Joanne McCarthy via post to head of Fianna Fail and head of Fine Gael. Then resent via post and email as reminder. Copy of Dr. Joanne McCarthy's party leader letters sent to particular DPOs of each party with cover letters, and to Fianna Fail's Chef de Cabinet. 2 letters sent by Senator John Dolan to head of Fianna Fail and head of Fine Gael.

Email (1)

Fiona O'Donovan sent one follow up email with DFI's budget education asks to Phillip O'Callaghan on behalf of Dr. Joanne McCarthy.

Meeting (1)

Dr. Joanne McCarthy had one meeting with Phillip O'Callaghan, Advisor to An Taoiseach.

Phone call (1)

Follow up phone call by Dr. Joanne McCarthy with Fianne Fail's Chef de Cabinet

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

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

Philip O’Callaghan Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)