Enable Ireland Disability Services Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Enable Ireland Disability Services Ltd

Date published 17 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Respite Centre for children with complex physical disabilities and medical needs in CHO2 area

Intended results To seek a site from the county council for the development of a respite service

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Clare Lenehan on behalf of Enable Ireland

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.

Phone call (11-20)

All related to above : 4 phone calls with Cllr Martina Kinnane between 10/03/2021 and 30/04/2021 8 phone calls with Cllr PJ Murphy between 10/03/2021 and 07/04/2021 2 phone calls with Senator Aisling Dolan on 07/04/2021 and 20/04/2021 2 phone calls with Cllr Michael Connolly on 15/04/2021 and 21/04/2021 1 voicemail to Cllr Michael Connelly on 21/04/2021

Email (6-10)

All related to above : 1 email to Cllr Martina Kinnane on 23/03/2021 8 emails with Senator Aisling Dolan between 30/03/2021 and 20/04/21 1 email to Cllr Michael Connolly on 23/03/2021

Informal communication (6-10)

All related to above : 2 text messages to Cllr Martina Kinnane on 15/03/2021 and 23/03/2021 5 text messages with Cllr PJ Murphy between 26/03/2021 and 07/04/2021

Virtual Meeting (6-10)

All related to above : 2 with Cllr Martina Kinnane on 23/04/2021 and 30/04/2021 1 with Cllr Aisling Dolan on 07/04/2021 1 with Cllr Michael Connolly on 23/04/2021 1 with Senator Aisling Dolan and Cllr PJ Murphy on 09/04/2021 1 with Minister Anne Rabbitte on30/04/2021 1 with Liam Hanrahan 230/40/2021

Meeting (1)

1 meeting with Cllr PJ Murphy on 02/04/2021

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.

Martina Kinane Councillor (Galway County Council)

PJ Murphy Councillor (Galway County Council)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Michael Connolly Councillor (Galway County Council)

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Liam Hanrahan Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway County Council)