Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Pre-Budget Submission 2019

Intended results Budget to implement UN CRPD: •IHREC & Departments •Individualised community-based services •Personal budgets, rehabilitation, respite, therapies •Pay restoration for s.39s •Health •Transport grant & access •Address extra costs of living with disability •Medical Card earnings disregard •Disability allowance •Employment •AT •Social housing •HAP Placefinders •Incentivise appropriate private construction & rentals•HAG•Assess/appeal/plan/support children & students & FETs in ETBs•Funding conditions

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Dolan, Allen Dunne, Dr. Joanne McCarthy, Joan O'Connor, Anne Winslow, Fiona O'Donovan, Dr. Meredith Raley, India Sacre, Aoife Delaney

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

John Dolan (Currently employed as a DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? DFI sent an update & link to the ODG infograph to all DFI member organisations with a link to DFI's own budget submission saying "We encourage you to use these and to contact your local TDs in the run up to Budget 2019".

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Event / Reception All Oireachtas Members DFI attended , by invitation, and made interventions at the National Economic Dialogue hosted by Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform. Variously attended by: Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, An Taoiseach, Secretaries Generals, Ministers, Ministers of State and Members of the Oireachtas.

Letter All Oireachtas Members A cover letter along with DFI's Pre-Budget Submission 2019 was sent to all TDs and Senators.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (11-20)

Invite emails were sent to certain public representatives and political party policy staff seeking meetings to discuss DFI's Pre-Budget Submission and priorities for Budget 2019.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting of DFI staff with certain public representatives and political party policy / support staff took place to discuss DFI's Pre-Budget Submission and priorities for Budget 2019.

Meeting (6-10)

Senator John Dolan had individual meetings with Oireachtas Members / their representatives in which he raised disability matters.

Email (1)

Contacted transport specialist in Senator John Dolan's office to seek input into DFI's Pre-Budget Submission 2019 on transport asks.

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.

Gerry Maguire Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Regina Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alex White Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Ring TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Philip O’Callaghan Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)