Rehab Group

Lobbying Organisation Rehab Group

Date published 21 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Emer Costello represented Oireachtas Disability Group / Rehab Group at the Green Party Conference on the 20 April.

Intended results To present the key issues agreed by the Disability organisations representing the Oireachtas Disability Group on the needs of people with Disabilities and the organisations providing services to them. To secure support for our requests for sustainable funding for Disability Organisations and Services including addressing the issue of pay parity Oversight of National Disability Strategy to be located in Dept of Taoiseach To circulate Rehab's Local Election Manifesto, outlining our key policy priorities.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emer Costello

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Emer Costello (Former DPO) MEP (European Parliament)

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.

Lobby day (1)

Emer Costello represented ODG/Rehab Group at the Green Party Conference on the 20 April.

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.

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Ciarán Cuffe MEP (European Parliament)

Grace O'Sullivan MEP (European Parliament)

Caroline Conroy Councillor (Dublin City Council)