KARE

Lobbying Organisation KARE

Date published 18 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Responding to communications in relation to overall organisation and specific queries from families in relation to services for family members. Correspondence in relation to the reversal of the proposed 1% efficiency target cut to the disability sector.

Intended results Provide clarity on service provision and continued commitment for key disability issuese.g funding, services.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Deirdre Murphy CEO of KARE, Promoting Inclusion for People with Intellectual Disabilities

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)

22nd May 2020 - Response to Réada Cronin email query in relation to wage query

Email (1)

11th June 2020 - Response to Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD email query in relation to services.

Letter (1)

13th July 2020 - Response to letter from Patricia Ryan TD inviting to meet to discuss general issues relevant to the disability sector.

Phone call (1)

28th July 2020 - Return call to Martin Heydon TD in relation to a family on behalf of service user.

Letter (1)

14th August 2020 - Letter to Minister Stephen Donnelly in acknowledgement of confirmation that the €20m efficiency target will not be applied to the disability services and issuing an open invite to meet to discuss general issues relevant to the disability sector.

Phone call (1)

23rd July 2020 - Return call to Fiona O'Loughlin Senator in relation to on behalf of 2 families in relation to 2 service users.

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.

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)