Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Date published 19 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Requested a meeting with several TDs and rewuest was submitted to Disability Matters Committee and Housing Committee to request meeting to discuss part m of the building regulations

Intended results to gain support in lookingfor a review of Part M of the Building Regulations and increased delivery of wheelchair liveable houses for disabled people

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rosaleen Lally Access Programme Manager

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 (2-5)

email sent with letter attached request meeting and opportunity to present to Disability Matters Commitee and Housing Committee

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

on line meetings where held with Christopher O'Sullivan and Duncan Smith

Virtual Meeting (1)

Presented to the Disability Matters Committee

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.

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

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Canney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)