Overwatch Report

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Invitation to all Elected representatives to attend ILMI webinar "Everything you wanted to know about Disability but were afraid to ask" part 1

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Local Authority Members', 'role': ''}

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] ILMI submission in relation to the delivery of HSE demonstration model for personalised budgets

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Working with local councillors to bring motions to their local authority to support the ILMI campaign to introduce a right to Personal Assitance for disabled people in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Emailed councillors to work with them to bring ILMI motion on a right to personal assistance to local authorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Fintan Phelan', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Declan Meenagh', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Imelda Goldsboro', 'role': 'Councillor (Tipperary County Council)'} {'name': 'Seána Ó Rodaigh', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Minister O Gorman as part of the Add the 10th Alliance to look at the importance of including socioeconomic status in Equality Legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Circulating ILMI review of the Disability Capacity Review to the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Email to all members of Joint Oireachtas Committe post presentation to the committee in relation to Personal Assistance with links to key ILMI documents

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Seery Kearney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] ILMI as member of Oireachtas Disability Group meeting with Oireachtas members on the Budget

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Senator McGreehan to discuss the launch of Louth DPO via Zoom on December 3rd and role of DPOs to implement UNCRPD

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Justice and Equality] working with elected representatives to introduce motions at a local authority to support the right of disabled people to a right to a Personal Assistance Service (PAS)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email to all elected members in specific Local Authorities where motions had not been passed to support the right to a Personal Assistance Service (PAS) namely Dublin City Council, Dun Laoighre-Rathdown, Laois, Limerick, Fingal and Tipperary'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Housing] Promoting the ILMI Publication "Making Inclusion A Reality" to promote the findings about how to support the participation of disabled people in Houinsg Disability Steering Groups (HDSGs)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rebecca Moynihan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Richard O'Donoghue", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 16 more

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Contacting CEOs of all Local Authorities to introduce ILMI as a DPO as a potential partner to apply with local authorities for funding under the Department of Equality, Children, Disabiuty, Integration and Youth (DECDIY) Disability Participation Awareness Fund (DPAF)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathleen Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Dowling', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Tommy Ryan', 'role': 'CEO (Cavan County Council)'} {'name': 'Ann Doherty', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Tim Lucey', 'role': 'CEO (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'John McLaughlin', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Donegal County Council)'} + 25 more

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Senator McGreehan to discuss how to bring motions to Local Authorities in relation to a right to Personal Assistant Services (PAS)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Discussion on ILMI seeking to become potential partner to apply with local authorities for funding under the Department of Equality, Children, Disabiuty, Integration and Youth (DECDIY) Disability Participation Awareness Fund (DPAF)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Community] Discussion on Department document Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities: A Five-Year Strategy to Support the Community and Voluntary Sector in Ireland 2019-2024 and the lack of discussion of inclusion of disabled people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Social Protection] Discussion on the cost of disability and the role of ILMI as a DPO

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Rónán Hession', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Health] Pre General Election 2020 hustings held by Oireachtas Disability Group

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dermot Lacey', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Una Power', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Dave Quinn', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Justice and Equality] ILMI pre election manifesto sent to all sitting TDs and councillors as well as all candidates

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Local Authority Members', 'role': 'Email sent to all Councillors on 27th January with ILMI Election manifesto'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email sent to all TDs on 27th January with ILMI Election manifesto'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Justice and Equality] email to Councillor Dolan to bring forward a motion to Westmeath County Council to support a right to disabled people having a right to personal assistance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Dolan', 'role': 'Councillor (Westmeath County Council)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Informing TDs, Senators and Councilors of the role of ILMI as a nominating body to the Seanad and process of nominating an independent candidate

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'email sent 18th March'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'email sent 18th March'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Email sent to all TDs, Councillors and Senators about ILMI's role as a nominating body under the Seanad Acts and the process whereby we had nominated a candidate to run as an independent in the Seanad Elections

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email sent to all newly elected TDs and outgoing Senators on 27th February'} {'name': 'Email All Local Authority Members', 'role': 'Email sent to all councillors on 27th February'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Justice and Equality] To bring a motion to Louth County Council calling for support for disabled people to have a right to personal assistance to live independent lives

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Councillor (Louth County council)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Meeting to discuss the role of the personal assistance service (PAS) in giving disabled people freedom, choice and control in their lives

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sorca Clarke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Justice and Equality] To bring a motion to Roscommon County Council calling for support for disabled people to have a right to personal assistance to live independent lives

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anthony Waldron', 'role': 'Councillor (Roscommon County Council)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Justice and Equality] To bring a motion to Kildare County Council calling for support for disabled people to have a right to personal assistance to live independent lives

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Discussion on Personalised Budgets Pilot programme for disabled people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Letter to leaders of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael re Taoiseach nominations to the Seanad

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Health] Informing concerns from disabled people about provision of Personal Assistance during Covid19

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathleen MacLellan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Health] accessible formats including public service announcements in Irish Sign Language, Easy to read and accessible documents that can be used by screen readers for people with visual impairments and provision of Personal Assistance to disabled people during Covid19

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Welcoming new ministers to roles and outlining role of ILMI as a DPO in representing the views of disabled people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} + 9 more

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