Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Date published 30 Apr, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details wrote to Minister Rabbitte requesting funding support for research on housing for people with disabilities

Intended results Receive a commitment for reseasrch fundng

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tony Cunningham National Director of IWA Services

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)

Emailed Minister Rabitte requesting meeting

Meeting (1)

No funding was available and a meeting was set up with NDA to discuss issue further

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.

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)