Walkinstown Association for People with an Intellectual Disability Ltd (WALK)

Lobbying Organisation Walkinstown Association for People with an Intellectual Disability Ltd

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Survival of Disability Services

Intended results Increased funding for disability services to enable services to continue, address consequential challenges in staff recruitment and retention and address emergency need for residential spaces

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joe Mason

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? Raise issues in the Dail and with An Taoiseach and submit parliamentary questions

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (2-5)

Town Hall Meetings on September 19th and November 23rd in Tallaght

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.

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Edge Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

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

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Josepha Madigan Minister of State (Department of Education)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

Tom Clonan Senator (Seanad)

Pamela Kearns Councillor (South Dublin County Council)