National Disability Services Association

Lobbying Organisation National Disability Services Association

Date published 17 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details NDSA Pre-Budget 2024 Submission

Intended results Support for NDSA organisations as providers of disability services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Barry McGinn

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with NDSA Board at Rehab Offices AGENDA 1 NDSA – Who we represent (NDSA) 2 Sustainability of Services – 2025 Concerns / Pay Parity (NDSA) 3 DCEDIY 2025 Budget Priorities and Service Plan (DCEDIY) 4 NDSA Pre-budget submission (NDSA) 5 Health Regions Implementation and DCEDIY perspective (NDSA/DCEDIY) 6 National Disability Strategy (DCEDIY) 7 NDSA supporting policy and service development (NDSA) 8 Next Steps.

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.

Colm Ó Conaill Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)