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 UN CRPD COSP delegation from Ireland

Intended results Official Irish representation at the UN CRPD COSP, including representatives from DFI, funding to support the delegates, a side-event hosted by/with Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Dolan, Pat Clarke

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 (1)

Email to DFA

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Helen McEntee

Phone call (2-5)

1 with special advisor to Minister McGrath 1 with civil servant

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Helen McEntee Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Gerry Maguire Special Adviser (Department of Health)