National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability (National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability)

Lobbying Organisation National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details ODG response to Budget 2025 and priorities for the next Programme for Government

Intended results A meeting with the Taoiseach, to address issues raised in the letter, and for steps to be taken to advance disability rights in the next Programme for Government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Elaine Teague (CEO, DFI), Derval McDonagh (CEO, Inclusion Ireland), Des Kenny (Chair, Independent Living Movement Ireland), Philip Watt (Interim CEO, Mental Health Reform), Barry McGinn (Chair, National Disability Services Association), Alison Harnett (CEO, National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers)

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Mass mailout sent on 05/11/24 to all Oireachtas Members following letter sent to An Taoiseach and Ministers

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter sent via email on 05/11/24 to An Taoiseach Simon Harris and cc'd to: - Minister Roderic O'Gorman - Minister Anne Rabbitte - Minister Paschal Donohoe - Minister Jack Chambers

Event / Reception (1)

28th Sept 2024: Alison Harnett (NFVSP CEO) and Megan Leahy (Administrative Officer) attended the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis as part of the Oireachtas Disability Group.

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.

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

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

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

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Finance)

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion MEP (European Parliament)

Chris Andrews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)