Overwatch Report

Down Syndrome Ireland

January–April

[Education and Training] Education for Students with Down Syndrome

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Kenny', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Communications regarding housing crisis affecting members of Down Syndrome Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

January–April

[Health] Maternity Patient Safety Statements

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] Emails regarding One-Parent Family payments and Carer's allowance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jen Cummins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

January–April

[Health] Request for data on how many babies are born with Down syndrome.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Health] Email regarding the need for aftercare in patients with Down syndrome

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bernard Gloster', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Health Service Executive)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

January–April

[Health] Email regarding medical care for people with Down syndrome

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

January–April

[Health] Email on the issue of regression facing people with Down snydrome.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Nessa Cosgrove', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Community] Invitation to come to Down Syndrome Ireland's RAC meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Community] Invitation to Down Syndrome Ireland's NAC meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Communications] Request for support on finding a premises for the Kildare branch of Down Syndrome Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Community] Invitation to Midlands RAC meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Naoise O'Cearúil", 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Aubrey McCarthy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Community] Invitation to Kerry RAC meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Community] Invite to Clare Branch ecology/art event in October

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Community] Invitation to Midlands RAC meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aubrey McCarthy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Special Class Allocation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Special Class Allocation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Health] Health Issues for members of Down Syndrome Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Roche', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Meeting in relation to Circular letter review and criteria for children Specific Speech & Language Disorder.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Issues surrounding education equality for children with Down syndrome.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Special Class Allocation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'John Connolly', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Shane Curley', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Speech and Language support for children with Down syndrome.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Access to SSLD classes for Children with Down syndrome.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Community] Support and advice on premises of DSI Galway Branch

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Support for members of Down Syndrome Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Health] Invitation to attend Regression webinar

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Health] Support for people with Down syndrome experiencing regression

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Nessa Cosgrove', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Peter Roche', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Support on issue in Special school

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Health] Request for support of a child with Down syndrome.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Down Syndrome Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Funding for STLA programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs