Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details DFI Pre Budget Submission 2022

Intended results Increased funding in Budget 2022 to decrease poverty and increase social inclusion, improve poverty rates, decrease homelessness, improve specialist disability services and improve neurology outpatient waiting lists. (further info on DFI pre Budget submission available online: https://www.disability-federation.ie/publications/dfi-pre-budget-submission-2022/ )

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

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Mass mailout sent to all Oireachtas members containing DFI's pre Budget submission on 16/09/21

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Online Meeting with Minister Anne Rabbitte and her Special Advisor Noel Byrne, to discuss DFI's pre Budget submission on 30/09/21

Virtual Meeting (1)

Online Meeting with Deputy Pauline Tully to discuss DFI's pre Budget submission on 01/10/21

Virtual Meeting (1)

Online meeting with Deputy Holly Cairns to discuss DFI's pre Budget submission on 04/10/21

Virtual Meeting (1)

Online meeting with Deputy Michael Moynihan, Senator Erin McGreehan, Senator Fiona O'Loughlin, Deputy Christopher Sullivan, Deputy Cormac Devlin, to discuss DFI's pre Budget submission on 27/09/21

Phone call (1)

1 phone call with Deputy Duncan Smith to discuss DFI's pre Budget submission on 29/09/21

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting with Senator Mary Seery-Kearney to discuss DFI's pre Budget submission on 30/09/21

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.

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

Noel Byrne Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Christopher O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)