Sign Language Interpreting Service

Lobbying Organisation Sign Language Interpreting Service

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Implementation of a high priority recommendation of the Report on the Operation of the ISL Act 2017

Intended results Consideration of action plans to increase the availability and quality of Irish Sign Language Interpreters.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Carmel Grehan, Chairperson SLIS Stakeholder Group and SLIS board member

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 (1)

Letter to Minister of Social Protection - 8th May, with copy letters to other Departments (18th July) assigned responsibility for the action in the report recommendations, namely: Minister of State, Ms Anne Rabbitte, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Minister Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Mr Bob Savage, Chairperson National Skills Council

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.

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)