Dara Residential Services (DARA)

Lobbying Organisation Dara Residential Services

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Disabiltiy and Socal Care

Intended results CAS funding and disability Budget 2025

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Carol O'Donnell

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister re CAS funding Kildare - 3 other organisations also co signed letter

Phone call (2-5)

Phone call to local representatives regarding burget camapign FedVol

Letter (2-5)

Letter to local representatives regarding budget and disabiltiy and key priorities

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.

James Browne Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

James Lawless Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Naoise O'Cearúil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)