FASD Ireland CLG (FASD Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation FASD Ireland CLG

Date published 11 Mar, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Briefing to elected members of Clare County Council

Intended results To create a greater awareness among the elected members of Clare County Council about the lack of prevalence data, and need to progress with standard criteria for diagnosis and support for people living with FASD. Broader, to answer any questions that the elected members would have about the condition, the organisation, or how they could support our aims.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mike Taylor

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.

Phone call (1)

1 x phone call with Cllr. James Ryan to organise the briefing.

Phone call (2-5)

4 x phone calls with Clare County Council staff to organise the briefing.

Email (2-5)

3 x emails with Clare County Council staff to organise the briefing.

Meeting (1)

Briefing session attended by all of the below listed people in the Council Chamber of Áras Contae an Chláir on Monday, 10th March 2025.

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.

Antoinette Baker Bashua Councillor (Clare County Council)

Clare Colleran Molloy Councillor (Clare County Council)

David Griffin Councillor (Clare County Council)

Gabriel Keating Councillor (Clare County Council)

Jason Murphy Acting Director of Service (Clare County Council)

Joe Garrihy Councillor (Clare County Council)

Joe Killeen Councillor (Clare County Council)

John Crowe Councillor (Clare County Council)

Mary Howard Councillor (Clare County Council)

Michael Shannon Councillor (Clare County Council)

Pat Hayes Councillor (Clare County Council)

Patrick O'Gorman Councillor (Clare County Council)

Paul Murphy Councillor (Clare County Council)

Rita McInerney Councillor (Clare County Council)

Shane Talty Councillor (Clare County Council)

Tom O'Callaghan Councillor (Clare County Council)

Tommy Guilfoyle Councillor (Clare County Council)

Tony Mulcahy Councillor (Clare County Council)

James Ryan Councillor (Clare County Council)

Conor Ryan Councillor (Clare County Council)

Bill Slattery Councillor (Clare County Council)