Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 18 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details COVID-19 vaccine prioritisation list

Intended results For people with disabilities receiving Personal Assistant and Home Support Services to remain on the prioritisation list & for frontline staff delivering services to people with disabilities to be included on the prioritisation list

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

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 (2-5)

1 Joint letter was sent to Minister Stephen Donnelly on 28/01/21 (co-signed by: ALONE; Alpha-1 Foundation; Asthma Society of Ireland; Irish Cancer Society; Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia; Croi, Heart and Stroke; Cystic Fibrosis Ireland; COPD Support Ireland; Diabetes Ireland; Disability Federation of Ireland; Family Carers Ireland; Irish Heart Foundation; IPPOSI; Irish Kidney Association; Muscular Dystrophy Ireland; MS Ireland; Neurological Alliance Ireland; Rare Disease Ireland; Irish Thoracic Society) 1 Joint letter (co-signed by: Rosemary Keogh from the National Disability Service Association & Sean Abbott from the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers) was sent to Minister Anne Rabbitte via email on 01/02/21 2 Letters were sent to Minister Stephen Donnelly via email on 02/04/21 & 13/04/21

Meeting (1)

1 Joint meeting (also attended by: Alison Hartnett & Sean Abbott from the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers and Rosemary Keogh from the National Disability Services Association) was held with Minister Anne Rabbitte on 21/01/21

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.

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

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