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 Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Information sharing between the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers and Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intended results Information sharing between the NFVSP and DCEDIY

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alison Harnett (CEO National Federation 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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings of the strategic disability advisory group attended by Alison Harnett (NFVSP CEO) and Colm O'Conaill (Assistant Sec Gen) held on: 19/09/24 and 13/11/24.

Email (1)

07/11/24: Email sent to Colm O'Conaill (Assistant Sec Gen) by Alison Harnett (NFVSP CEO) regarding the National Federation's participation in the Department's Residential Workstream. A number of key items in relation to residential services were also shared in the email.

Phone call (2-5)

29/11/24: Two phone calls between Alison Harnett (NFVSP CEO) and Colm O'Conaill (Assistant Sec Gen) regarding key priorities for disability.

Meeting (1)

18/12/24: Meeting between Alison Harnett (NFVSP CEO), Michael Hennessy (NFVSP Chairperson) and Colm O'Conaill (Assistant Sec Gen) regarding critical sustainability issues facing NFVSP members.

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)