Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Date published 16 Apr, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details TD's Ministers and Councillors were lobbied to support Irish Wheelchair Association local applications to Clár for funding for new busses

Intended results To be successful in our request for funding for much need buses

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tony Maher IWA Transport and Project Manager. Jean Coleman, Aisling Tarmy, Margaret O'Connor, Richard Ross

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 sent to Boxer Moran looking for support for Clár funding application for new IWA in Longford

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Sean Canney looking for support for Clár funding application for new IWA buses Roscommon/ Galway

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Ivan Connought looking for support for Clár funding application for new buses in Roscommon

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Michael Fitzmaurice looking for support for Clár funding application for new buses in Roscommon

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Orla Layden looking for support for Clár funding application for new buses in Roscommon

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Maura Hopkins looking for support for Clár funding application for new buses in Roscommon

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Joe Murphy looking for support for Clár funding application for new buses in Roscommon

Letter (6-10)

Letter sent to Cllr Joe Carroll, Cllr Danny Collins, Cllr Mary Hegerty, Cllr Declan Hegerty, Cllr Patrick Murphy, Cllr Christopher O'Sullivan, Cllr John O'Sullivan looking for support for Clár funding application for new buses in Mallow Co. Cork

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Robert Troy looking for support for Clár funding application for new IWA buses in Mullingar

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Sean Flannery looking for support for Clár funding application for new IWA buses in Laois

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.

Kevin Boxer Moran Minister of State (The Office of Public Works)

Ivan Connaughtan Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Orla Leyden Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Maura Hopkins Senator (Seanad)

Joe Murphy Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Paschal Fitzmaurice Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Joe Carroll Councillor (Cork County Council)

Danny Collins Councillor (Cork County Council)

Mary Hegarty Councillor (Cork County Council)

Declan Hurley Councillor (Cork County Council)

Patrick Murphy Councillor (Cork County Council)

Christopher O'Sullivan Councillor (Cork County Council)

John O'Sullivan Councillor (Cork County Council)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)