Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Contact was made with all TD's to garner support in relation to pay parity for section 39 workers and the pending strike action

Intended results Pay Parity agreement reached between unions and HSE to stop strike

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joan Carthy National Advocacy 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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? we asked members of Irish Wheelchair Association to write to the local TD's to look for support in relation to their PA's and community workers being paid as equals to their HSE colleagues

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (51-100)

Letters were sent to local TD's

Event / Reception (31-50)

Td's and councillors were invited to Community engagement sessions in IWA centres

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.

Pat Fitzgerald Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Tommy Annesley Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Peir Leonard Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Miriam Murphy Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Sylvester Bourke Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Pat Kennedy Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Gail Dunne Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Mary Kavanagh Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Shay Cullen Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Paul O'Brien Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

John Snell Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Irene Winters Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Alan Coleman Councillor (Cork County Council)

Gillian Coughlan Councillor (Cork County Council)

Danny Collins Councillor (Cork County Council)

Sean O'Donovan Councillor (Cork County Council)

John O'Sullivan Councillor (Cork County Council)

Marie O'Sullivan Councillor (Cork County Council)

Joe Carroll Councillor (Cork County Council)

Karen Coakley Councillor (Cork County Council)

Caroline Cronin Councillor (Cork County Council)

Declan Hurley Councillor (Cork County Council)

Deirdre Kelly Councillor (Cork County Council)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

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

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)