Disability Federation of Ireland
Mass communications
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Informal communication (1)
Staff member attended a husting and sought commitment to DFI's general election manifesto asks and signature of the prioritise disability pledge.
Engaged with the following candidates:
- Noel Thomas
- Luke Peter Silke
- Tánaiste Micheál Martin
- Maisie McMaster
- Cllr Eibhlin Seoighthe
- Cllr Helen Ogbu
- Cllr John Connolly
- Cllr Mike Cubbard
- Mairead Farrell TD
- Catherine Connolly TD
- Sean Kyne TD
Email (11-20)
11 Emails sent to aforementioned candidates following husting.
Email (6-10)
7 emails sent on 01/11/24 to Political Party Directors of Election (as listed below) inviting them to nominate a representative to attend the DFI online husting on 18/11/24, with DFI election manifesto attached.
- Bríd Smith TD, Director of Election (PBP)
- Minister Jack Chambers (FF)
- Olwyn Enright, Director of Election (FG)
- Sabrina Ryan, General Secretary (Soc Dems)
- Brendan Howlin TD (Labour)
- Matt Carthy TD (SF)
- Senator Pauline O'Reilly (Green Party)
Virtual Meeting (1)
DFI online husting held on 18/11/24 with disability representatives from each of the parties in attendance:
- Bernard Mulvaney, Policy Director & Disability Spokesperson (PBP)
- Pauline Tully TD (SF)
- Cllr Niall McCreanor (Soc Dems)
- Duncan Smith TD (Labour)
- Neasa Hourigan TD (Green Party)
- Cllr Vicki Casserly (FG)
- Michael Moynihan TD (FF)
Email (6-10)
7 Emails sent on various dates to following DPOs requesting they sign the disability pledge:
- 14/10/24, Owen Wilson, Special Adviser to Minister Roderic O'Gorman.
- 18/11/24, Duncan Smith TD, Neasa Hourigan TD, Pauline Tully TD.
- 28/11/24, Richard Boyd Barrett TD, Gino Kenny TD, Bríd Smith TD.
Social Media (100+)
124 Social media/X posts on various dates throughout the campaign tagging candidates of all political parties, including existing/sitting DPOs, encouraging them to sign the disability pledge if they had not already done so.
Email (21-30)
Emails sent to Party negotiators and Regional independent group TDs seeking for parties to incorporate disability in the negotiations for the next Programme for Government on 09/12/24, 10/12/24, and 16/12/24 (DPOs listed in section 5 below).
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.