Polio Survivors Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Polio Survivors Ireland

Date published 31 Aug, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Sent email to address concers about accessibility in public spaces.

Intended results To seek information from councils about their efforts to improve, engage with those with mobility challenges and report incidents.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ciara Power

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 (11-20)

Sent emails to relevant departments in councils about public accessibility. This engagement will continue into the next period. These were general emails addressed as "To whom it may concern"

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.

Tim Lucey CEO (Cork County Council)

Brendan O'Donnell Director of Services or Equivalent (Donegal County Council)

Aidan Blighe Director of Services or Equivalent (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Alan Farrell Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway County Council)

Annette Aspell Director of Services or Equivalent (Kildare County Council)

Colette Byrne CEO (Kilkenny County Council)

Joseph Gilhooly Director of Services or Equivalent (Leitrim County Council)

Barbara Heslin Director of Services or Equivalent (Longford County Council)

Bernie Woods Director of Services or Equivalent (Louth County council)

Cathal Flynn Director of Services or Equivalent (Monaghan County Council)

Sharon Kennedy Director of Services or Equivalent (Offaly County Council)

Colm Ward Director of Services or Equivalent (South Dublin County Council)

Marcus O’Connor Director of Services or Equivalent (Tipperary County Council)

Barry Kehoe Director of Services or Equivalent (Westmeath County Council)

Amanda Byrne Director of Services or Equivalent (Wexford County Council)

Brendan O’Brien Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)

Patricia Philbin Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)