Anne Sullivan Foundation For Deaf BlindPeople

Lobbying Organisation Anne Sullivan Foundation For Deaf BlindPeople

Date published 05 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Improving Assistive Technology (AT) supports for students who are deafblind in education

Intended results Better AT supports for people who are deafblind in education

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Louise Martin

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name THE ANNE SULLIVAN CENTRE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

CRO number (if applicable) 413994

Company address BREWERY ROAD STILLORGAN CO DUBLIN

Main business or activity Charity/Advocacy

Company website www.annesullivan.ie

Contact email address info@annesullivan.ie

Contact phone number 0876457586

Contact address Anne Sullivan Centre, Silverpines Estate, Brewery Road, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Grace Kelly Hartnett (CEO, The Anne Sullivan Centre) and Louise Martin (Advocacy and Campaigns Officer, The Anne Sullivan Foundation) drew up a followup email (21/1/2020) regarding our previous meeting (14/11/2019) with Minister for State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O'Connor. This email was to enquire if any progress had been made regarding AT in education for those who are deafblind.

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.

Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)