The National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities

Lobbying Organisation The National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities

Date published 07 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Met with an Assistant Principal in the Department of Children, Disability and Equality's Disability Equality Policy Unit

Intended results To make a submission to the development of the National Disability Strategy which is currently being drafted. We wanted a line included about the importance of and future resourcing of independent advocacy and our service.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Charlotte Olhausen

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.

Email (2-5)

I emailed the Assistant Principal in the Department to ask if we could schedule an online meeting to discuss our service and submission to the Strategy.

Meeting (1)

I met with the Assistant Principal online on a video meeting to discuss our service, what we do, and what we would like to see included in the upcoming National Disability Strategy.

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.

Sarah O'Brien Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)